Slashdot | Court Rules GPL Doesn't Violate Antitrust Laws

Slashdot | Court Rules GPL Doesn't Violate Antitrust Laws: "'Internet Cases reports on a new decision from a federal court in Chicago holding that 'the GPL and open-source have nothing to fear from the antitrust laws.' The suit was against IBM, Red Hat and Novell, arguing that by distributing Linux for free, they offered products at an unbeatably low price (free), thus discouraging new market entrants and stifling competition. The court took a different view, focusing instead on how the GPL fosters new development.'"