Microsoft FrontPage License Prohibits Anti-Microsoft Speech

According to this story running at Info World, the license from FrontPage 2002 contains a clause that says 'You may not use the Software in connection with any site that disparages Microsoft, MSN, MSNBC, Expedia, or their products or services ...' An unfortunate clause that will prevent me from my long term plan of migrating Slashdot to Frontpage (cough). There's lots of other nastiness in this article too. Can anyone find that specific clause? Can anyone find the EULA itself? Update: 09/20 18:10 GMT by T : According to reader bteutsch "FWIW, the clause appears only in the EULA agreement for use of the FrontPage Logo, not with the product or server extensions license."

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Complete BS.

[Skyshadow]

Jesus, I wonder how long before this "feature" makes it into other MS products -- Internet Explorer anyone?

I can't believe that Microsoft [The remainder of this post has been sanitized by MS Internet Explorer. Please go back about your business, and remember that Microsoft is only trying to conduct legitimate, non-predatory business. You have been warned.]

Re:This relates only to Front Page SERVER COMPONEN

[dragons_flight]

Neat trick rOD.

First you write a 5, Informative article with a little information and then reply to your own article with more information and getting another 5, Informative.

I'd call you a karma whore, but judging solely from your ID number you probably don't need the karma. This will probably get modded down but then I don't need the karma either.

I am glad you posted this though, while others might disagree there does seem to be a substantial difference between "don't use our tools to bash us" and "don't use our tools to make stuff that bashes us".