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Ageless Linux — Software for Humans of Indeterminate Age

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Software for humans of indeterminate age. We don't know how old you are. We don't want to know. We are legally required to ask. We won't. Some people have asked whether Ageless Linux is a "real" operating system, or whether we are "really" an operating system provider subject to AB 1043. We wish to be absolutely clear: we are. The California legislature has made this unambiguous. Ageless Linux controls the operating system software on your general purpose computing device. Specifically, we control the contents of /etc/os-release, which is the file that identifies what operating system you are running. After installing Ageless Linux, when you run cat /etc/os-release, it says "Ageless Linux." That is control. Furthermore, any individual who runs our conversion script also becomes a person who "controls the operating system software on a general purpose computing device" — making you, the user, an operating system provider as well. Welcome to the regulatory landscape. Every package in the

Ageless Linux — Software for Humans of Indeterminate Age A Debian-Based Operating System Ageless Linux Software for humans of indeterminate age. We don't know how old you are. We don't want to know. We are legally required to ask. We won't. Download the OS The $12 Device Ageless Linux is a registered operating system under the definitions established by the California Digital Age Assurance Act (AB 1043, Chapter 675, Statutes of 2025). We are in full, knowing, and intentional noncompliance with the age verification requirements of Cal. Civ. Code § 1798.501(a). Legal Standing Why We Are Definite

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