I think it's a shame to include software here, as I see them a two different
beasts, but I can see the drive to do so as well. Certainly lessens my
interest in developing online games using D20 rules, but then again, an
online game massively abstracts the "rules" from the game anyway, since most
of the calculations are obscured in the background. The content is another
matter altogether and this pretty much prevents capitalizing on the use of
the OGL'ed content.. but I suppose that's the point, eh?
Best regards,
Jared Nielsen
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Otto
> Hammersmith
> Sent: Saturday, May 20, 2000 3:36 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Open_Gaming] Proposed Change to License
>
>
> 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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