RE: [Open_Gaming] Proposed Change to License

[J. Michael Looney]

On Sat, 20 May 2000, Brad Thompson wrote:

> > Ryan S. Dancey
> >
> > 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).
> 
> I only have one thing to say about this: Outstanding.
> 

While I don't have problems with say, my perl scripts being GPL I do have
trouble with the idea that _any_ computer versions of OGL stuff being
forced to use the GPL.   I have been told by my day job's legal staff that
ANY computer file can be classed as "software", regardless of it's use as
code or data.  

While I have little problem with the _code_ parts of my projects being
GPL, I really did not plan on the _data_ being GPL.

Don't forget the GPL does NOT allow "closed" IP, which is one of the good
things of the OGL, it _does_ allow it.


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