@GabeMoralesVR@mastodon.social
Post #1538502
2026-04-22 09:09 UTC
@carlrichell I thought law was supposed to be the realm of ultra-precise language for a reason. You can't build a law against a vague vibes definition. The vast amount of normal computer users have no idea what an operating system is despite thinking they do, and I 100% guarantee these lawmakers you speaking of are just as ignorant. If the logical arguments won't hold sway, turn to the argument of the language.
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@GabeMoralesVR@mastodon.social 2026-04-22 09:11
@carlrichell give one final argument: You can very easily write monolithic programs that will do everything they are trying to avoid, without being classified as an OS. And, in fact, those monolithic programs would be harder to regulate because at that point, they simply become programs without any real defining characteristics to isolate them by the language beiung used.