igor_kavinski
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I wonder what Tim Sweeney has to say about this.
The end of Android sideloading?
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I wonder what Tim Sweeney has to say about this.
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You can thank California and AB 1043.
Wait until you have to upload a picture of your driver's license before your internet router will work. It's gonna really play havoc with Linux.
I hope this gets struck down this fall - the law is well intentioned, but written so poorly it functionally cripples everything. Gonna be like Prop 65 where everyone will just have some disclaimer "Not for use in California" and companies will do some lame attempt half-hearted at geoblocking IPs from downloading so they won't get sued by professional claimjumpers.
Wait until you have to upload a picture of your driver's license before your internet router will work. It's gonna really play havoc with Linux.
I hope this gets struck down this fall - the law is well intentioned, but written so poorly it functionally cripples everything. Gonna be like Prop 65 where everyone will just have some disclaimer "Not for use in California" and companies will do some lame attempt half-hearted at geoblocking IPs from downloading so they won't get sued by professional claimjumpers.
Yeah, I can definitely see why people are worried about this, especially if the rules end up being broad enough to affect perfectly legitimate Android use. Hopefully it gets clarified before implementation, because killing sideloading would be a pretty massive step backward for user freedom.