Doesn't this break the idea of being able to provide value add in the
form of artwork, typesetting, programs, and so on?
What's the intent here, in any case?
Does this mean that the software included with the D&D3 PHB will be
GPL'd?
Has a lawyer looked at any incompatabilities between the GPL and the
OGL? The GPL has some interesting clauses about no futher
restrictions... which may prevent this.
Also, if this change is made, is it really a good idea to force the
GPL? I can see situations where it would beneficial to release under a
less restrictive license like the BSD license or the LGPL.
-Otto.
"Ryan S. Dancey" wrote:
>
> I am proposing a change to the draft license as follows:
>
> Current license:
>
> "2. The License:
>
> This License applies to any Open Game Content that contains a notice
> indicating that the Open Game Content may only be distributed under
> the terms of this License. You must affix such a notice to any Open
> Game Content that you copy, modify or distribute. No terms may be
> added to or subtracted from this License except as described by the
> License itself. No other terms or conditions may be applied to any
> Open Game Content distributed using this License."
>
> proposed change:
>
> "2. The License
>
> This License applies to any Open Game Content that contains a notice
> indicating that the Open Game Content may only be distributed under
> the terms of this License. You must affix such a notice to any Open
> Game Content that you copy, modify or distribute. If the publication
> you are distributing includes software that contains Open Game
> Content, the complete source code of that software must be licensed
> using the GNU General Public License (GPL). Information about the GPL
> may be found at www.gnu.org. No terms may be added to or subtracted
> from this License except as described in the License itself. No other
> terms or conditions may be applied to any Open Game Content
> distributed using this License."
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