thethunderwolf

If implemented this should only apply to paid OS's or ones where a licence comes with the hardware

No license is needed for Linux

forcing people to support a project for Y amount of years would really harm indie developers releasing Linux distros and the like

Solution: implement as consumer protection that only applies to paid OS's (and also ones that require a license, even if it's "free" due to coming with the hardware)

Better laws would be:

• to mandate open source relaease at EOS
• automatically public domain at EOS
• require paid operating systems to supporr hardware from 15 years ago (as a consumer protection law, so that it only applies to paid OS's (and also ones that require a license, even if it’s “free” due to coming with the hardware), so that foss projects arent hurt)

Mandatory open source public domain release at EOS.

At Win10 EOS, people would make Windows distros, and ReactOS would no longer have to be a clean room implementation.

Also this would be a success for Stop Killing Games.