2026-02-28 00:12 UTC
You are right that operating system is not defined. But the definition of operating system provider is this: "(g) “Operating system provider” means a person or entity that develops, licenses, or controls the operating system software on a computer, mobile device, or any other **general purpose computing device**." (emphasis mine)
Which *should* clearly exclude embedded devices.
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260AB1043
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@aBundleOfFerrets@sh.itjust.works 2026-02-28 03:24
good lord, not even the solar powered four-function calculators are safe!
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@wer2@lemmy.zip 2026-02-28 17:43
But embedded computing devices these days are regularly general computing devices, and have been for a long time. If my **insert appliance x** with an ARM processor isn't a general computing device, then why is my raspberry pi?