Most System76 employees installed operating systems and created accounts on their computer when they were under 18. They did this out of curiosity. Many started writing software. Some were already writing operating systems. I’m sure the story is similar at most tech companies. Limiting a child’s ability to explore what they can do with a computer limits their future. Removing user limitations to the computer (proprietary software, locked-down platforms like Android and iOS) is why System76 exists.

Fuck yeah. I was pirating software before I turned 18, and the world is a better place for it.

(And I contribute to open source now, in the hope that the next generation can learn without needing to resort to piracy.)