Re: [ogf-d20-l] D20 System Trademark License issues

[J. Michael Looney]

On Wed, 4 Oct 2000, Ryan S. Dancey wrote:

> From: "J. Michael Looney" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> > If the software is just very fast dice rolling and typing, it's a
> > utility. If it is run time interactive it's a game.
> 
> So let's see some proposed wording that excludes games, and allows
> utilities...

"D20 Software may not automate a d20 combat sequence."

Yes, this _does_ prevent a type of utility, but should rule out most, if
not all, CRPG.
 



> > Shifting back to D20 software here, again, do you mean games or _all_
> > software.
> 
> The proposed "Product Identity Document" would be 99% non-game content.  The
> 1% OGL content could be used by anyone.
> 


Ok, what hoops would we, as D20 users in general have to jump through to
use the D20PID then?

Or is this one of those "good question" questions?


-- 
http://www.spellbooksoftware.com
If guns are outlawed can we use swords?