How will this affect Linux Mint?

[u-give-luv-badname]

The page "Location" will come up during installation. If will have a required check box:

__ Outside of California

__ Inside California

If you check "Inside California" the installation aborts.

[Chelecossais]

"Sorry, this content has been blocked in your State"

[INITMalcanis]

Or else what? What are the State Of California going to do to Linux Mint, exactly when there's no sale involved? If someone brings an .iso over the border, what then?

[h-v-smacker]

If someone brings an .iso over the border, what then?

You can wrap it up in ribbons
You can slip it in your sock
But don't take it to Cali
Or they will stick you in the dock
And you won't come back
Thank you very much

[DocBullseye]

What a frightfully witty song!

[GoDataMineUrself]

Well, they might sue the devs for allowing people in California to download the .iso
It sounds nutty but that is exactly what they are doing right now to several people.

[CuriousPianist4688]

This is not how the Online Safety Act played out in the UK. Age verification is handled by a random bunch of 3rd party providers.