Ask a Legal Expert How MS Ruling Affects Open Source

By now we all know about Judge Kollar-Kotelly's decision in the Microsoft antitrust case. The effect of this ruling on Linux and Open Source use and future development is not yet clear. For those of you who have been wondering about this, we have a special interview guest: Attorney Lawrence E. (Larry) Rosen, Linux Journal's popular Geek Law columnist, who is surely one of the best-qualified people in the world to answer questions on this topic. (Usual Slashdot interview rules apply.)

Comments

Re:Reprisal

[DesScorp]

All right...who let Richard Stallman post? Damnit Rich, you'll never get better unless you TAKE the medication as ordered...

Slashdot-speak

[squarooticus]

"one of the best-qualified people in the world to answer questions on this topic" = "someone who agrees with the majority of Slashdot readers"

I'm not saying this because I disagree with Larry's conclusions (although I do, to some extent); I'm just trying to point out the bias that permeates this site. The word "news" has been redefined over the past 35 years to mean "commentary," and that's too bad.

Re:Can Microsoft Pull a "Fast One"?

[gosand]

Microsoft could hand over out of date code, partial code, bugged code, and any number of other variables on the "truth" and legal guys would be none the wiser.

Please clarify the difference between real code and bugged code. :-)

And don't whine about MS-bashing - try and tell me they don't deserve it.