On 3/14/26 00:35, Zbigniew Kossowski wrote:
OpenBSD Project will face with Age Verification API due to recent
regulations in California and others. A proposition is to preserve
right to turn an API on/off at will by a user/admin to fulfill the
natural right to be not verified. I belive a part of the IT word
will stay on the same positoion.
regards ZKossowski
I think a flaw in your logic is assuming the OpenBSD project cares about
individual stupid laws. I'm sure some places have laws that prohibit
the use of strong encryption for communications, so OpenBSD is already
illegal in those areas. Oh well.
I think the CAPS LETTERS part of the standard ISC license template deals
with this effectively:
* THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
* WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
* MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
* ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
* WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
* ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
* OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
The user is responsible for determining if OpenBSD (or any applications
running on it) is suitable for their environment...which includes legal
issues.
Nick.
