See http://www.egroups.com/group/d20-xml for an ongoing discussion of the
use of XML to express D20 information.
--
Michael Cortez
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tom Caudron [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 24, 2000 6:42 AM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [ogf-d20-l] D20 License question...
>
>
> You cannot distribute the level advancement rules whether you
> use the d20
> logo or not. Using the rules themselves consitutes
> acceptance of the d20
> license, which states that you cannot redistribute the level
> advancement
> rules. How that pertains to an app that does level
> advancement behind the
> scenes, I do not know.
>
> At least, that's how I read the license.
>
> -Tom Caudron
>
> PS. Has anyone given thought to the creation of an XML standard for
> distribution of d20 character info? I mean, if a group of
> people produced a
> CML (Character Meta-Language) and us programmers actually
> stuck to it when
> creating character-related apps, we could then reliably move
> character info
> between different apps (as long as the apps were all CML
> compliant. I know
> the Master Tools hasn't released their internal format, but
> that doesn't
> mean we can't have one. Who knows, if it became more widely
> used, they
> might include support for the CML format in future iterations. Just a
> thought. It would be nice to be able to use apps from
> different companies
> on the same character info and be able to share character
> info with others
> regardless of the app the other person prefers. This is
> something I've been
> kicking around with a friend for a while. Y'all think there's a
> use/need/place for such a thing?
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jeremy Reaban" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>
> Sorry if this has been asked before. I'm writing a character
> generator for
> D20 , but if I read the license correctly, because it creates
> characters and
> can advance them a level, I can't distribute it under the D20
> license? But
> as long as I don't use the D20 name or logo, I can distribute
> it, right?
>
> If I can't use the term 'D20 System', then any ideas what I
> should call it?
> "A character generator for games based around a 20 sided die"
> is my current
> favorite.
>
