This page is a running list of Open Source Operating Systems (Linux & *BSD distributions, etc.) and what their current status is regarding age verification.

There are several locales which have laws (in various stages) which require Operating Systems themselves to perform some level of age verification and reporting.

Passed OS-Level Age Verification Laws: Brazil, & California.

Proposed OS-Level Age Verification Laws: Colorado, Illinois, New York, & Michigan

Operating Systems Not Implementing Age Verification

The developers or publishers of these open source Operating Systems have decided to not implement Age Verification, or are currently restricting access in regions with Age Verification laws.

	Operating System	Notes
⛔	Omarchy Linux	Developer statement
⛔	Devuan Linux	Developer statement
⛔	Slackware Linux	Developer statement
⛔	Zorin OS	Developer statement
⛔	Vendefoul Wolf Linux	Developer statement 1, 2
⛔	GrapheneOS	Android-based mobile OS, Developer statement
⛔	FreeDOS	Developer statement
⛔	Artix Linux	Developer statement
⛔	DB48X	Calculator firmware, Developer statement
⛔	Arch Linux 32	Developer forbids usage in Brazil, California
⛔	Ageless Linux	Debian fork created to protest Age Verification
⛔	Garuda Linux	Developer statement
⛔	Void Linux	Developer statement
⛔	EndeavorOS Linux	Developer statement
⛔	GhostBSD	Developer statement
⛔	Parrot OS	Developer statement

Operating Systems Planning to Implement Age Verification

The developers or publishers of these Open Source Operating Systems have made plans and/or statements that they intend to comply with new Age Verification laws. But, as yet, that Age Verfication functionality is not fully implemented.

	Operating System	Notes
🏗️	Ubuntu	Planning Discussion, Ubuntu VP Statement
🏗️	Pop!_OS	System76 Statement opposing, but planning to implement
🏗️	elementary OS	Founder Statement planning to implement
🏗️	Fedora	Planning Discussion
🏗️	Debian	Will help downstream distros to implement

Uncertain Age Verification Future

The developers or publishers of these open source Operating Systems have made statements which are confusing, nebulous, or suggest that they may (or may not) ship with Age Verification in the future.

	Operating System	Notes
❓	CachyOS	Developer statement
❓	MX Linux	Developer statement

Operating Systems Which Have Already Implemented Age Verification

The following Operating Systems have officially added default Age Verification (or Age Attestation) functionality to their primary released released version.

	Operating System	Notes
🪪	Midnight BSD	License temporarily forbids usage in Brazil, California, but Age Attestation added by default