Linux and Main has full coverage of the Microsoft antitrust trial decision announced a few minutes ago. “'The court is satisfied that the parties have reached a settlement which comports with the public interest,' said Kollar-Kotelly, a Clinton appointee. The ruling flies in the face of thousands of public comments to the contrary, many filed by Linux users.”
“The decree gave Microsoft virtually all that it desired, requiring only that the company make some details of new technology available to competitors slightly sooner than the company had wanted.
“That technology, however, would remain subject to Microsoft's licensing fees and nondisclosure requirements, effectively shutting out the open source world.