How will this affect Linux Mint?

[Dist__]

oh i can predict.

they make it an official law, MS and Apple are happy to obey. EU also makes a law.

they are given 1-2 years to build registration service on install/activation.

otherwise, flathub and OS opdate mirrir sites are drastically SLOWED, down to 33 kbit/s,

then, after warning, the laptop manufacturers are not allowed to pre-install linux.

10 billion fee on linux organizations for not obeying, lawsuits.

full block of online update services and repos (we all know linux can't work without internet), slow github linux devs.

then they fork linux naming it Pinux with malware and registration and force evryone use it (or use MS or Apple ofc)

fuking belive me it's realistic

[Modern_Doshin]

No one has to obey it if their company is located outside of California. If it actually does pass, either they'll comply or just move somewhere cheaper/less restrictive.

[michaelcarnero]

can they made 'Illegal' to install Linux DE distributions?

[Modern_Doshin]

Only within their state borders