You wouldn't download an operating system, would you?

Reminds me of the thing in Spain where the cops just immediately suspect anyone of drug trafficking for using pixel devices because thats what grapheneos runs on.

Of course not! I will only get organic / grass fed computers with a OS preinstalled by the vendor. They only do this to protect the users and not for the fuckton of money MS shoves into their throats.

With the current political climate, my bf worries about exactly this. (Linux users being viewed as criminals, I mean.)

I'm less worried about any specific targeting of Linux than I am about some random tech bro whispering in Trump's ear and suddenly he bans Open Source or something similarly unenforceable and insane.

All my operating systems are hand written in assembly

Banning open source would basically destroy the entire Internet in the United States. No tech bro is going to want that.

I know that and you know that, but have you seen the sort of thing Trump and those who have his ear think is a good idea?

I don't think they'd just ban using all open source software, it'd be something ridiculous like asserting that all FOSS licenses are null and void and those projects are now the intellectual property of the US. Likely propped up by the classic "security" justification.

Business tech Bros would absolutely love to force all open source closed, all long as it's now their property.

Temple OS?