On Tue, 3 Mar 2026 16:48:19 +0100 Heinrich Schuchardt <[email protected]> wrote:
> On 3/2/26 08:08, Stephan Verbücheln wrote: > > When I install the Debian standard desktop, it already asks me > > whether each newly created user should have parental restrictions. > > I assume that there are APIs for the apps to follow this > > categorization. > > > > I assume KDE and others have similar options. > > > > I am aware that many existing apps do not follow this setting (yet), > > and many apps will never follow it because they do not care or do > > not really display age-relevant content to users to begin with. > > > > So what would be the required step to make this existing API > > conforming? > > > > 1. Implement the categories (13/16/18/etc.). > > 2. Hope that other jurisdictions do not choose different age > > numbers. > > Of course other countries use other age groups. E.g. for games the > relevant age groups in Germany are 0+, 6+, 12+, 16+, and 18+. > > Please, consider that computers are taken on travel and the > jurisdiction of the current location needs to be observed. > > Best regards > > Heinrich Yes, this is a good point. I had a bit of tunnel vision when writing the initial proposal, as you can see. I'm planning on drafting and submitting a somewhat more-concrete spec proposal in the near future, that will take this and other concerns into account. -- Aaron > > 3. Make default apps follow the parental controls. > > 4. Make web browsers translate the user's age class to appropriate > > HTTP headers. > > > > I do not think this is a risk for user freedom. People who do not > > have kids on their computers can completely ignore the parental > > settings. > > > > Also I do not think that the law is applying to existing operating > > system releases. Regulations like this usually apply only to > > products released after the date. By this logic, it might apply to > > Debian 14. > > > > I also do not believe that this applies do software projects > > directly. Usually, these things apply to device manufacturers who > > ship devices, e.g. Lenovo laptops sold with preinstalled Ubuntu.
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