RE: Microsoft FrontPage License Prohibits Anti-Microsoft Speech (slashdot.org)

by "Mike Carlson" <domitianx(at)domitianx.com>

 Date:  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 18:02:21 -0500
 To:  "'Jay Smith'" <jay(at)JaySmith.com>,
"'hwg-basics'" <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
 In-Reply-To:  JaySmith
  todo: View Thread, Original
*cough* bull$hit.

I just read the EULA and it mentioned nothing about that.

Check the update under that article BTW. It just refers to the FP logo,
not the software.

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hwg-basics(at)hwg.org 
> [mailto:owner-hwg-basics(at)hwg.org] On Behalf Of Jay Smith
> Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2001 4:43 PM
> To: hwg-basics
> Subject: Microsoft FrontPage License Prohibits Anti-Microsoft 
> Speech (slashdot.org)
> 
> 
> Amazing!
> 
> 
> Microsoft FrontPage License Prohibits Anti-Microsoft Speech 
> Posted by CmdrTaco on Thursday September 20, @11:43AM from 
> the you-gotta-be-kidding dept.
> 
> According to this story runing 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 ...' And 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.
> 
> 

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