Of course, this is not only about Ubuntu, Fedora, or Linux Mint, as it would apply to all GNU/Linux distributions, desktop environments, and application hubs lke Flathub or Snap Store, which will have to comply with the upcoming law in the near future in some way, especially since similar laws have already been proposed in other US states, including New York and Colorado.
Again. Not should exist. Will exist. I fundamentally believe they won’t shut up about it until something is done. “Nothing” is not an option.
If you take out the option for nothing, then this is really the next best.