> The general philosophy is the same, however, you will NOT see the same
> things happening in Open Gaming. Anyone who wants to think (or holds out
> hope) that you WILL (at least as far as d20 is concerned) is most likely
> very wrong. It won't be viral, because WoTC will not let it. They're a
> corporation, and this is their spearhead (it is not a WoTC specific
license,
> but it is the one they'll use.) As such, you'll see things proceed
> differently than it might otherwise.
The d20 System may not take off like you say it will, however, on that same
note, you yourself do not contest the fact that the OGL will be successful.
The OGL is more than just d20. The only reason d20 is so often mentioned is
that it is essentially the biggest OGC of them all at the time. However,
when WotC releases the document, nothing stops me from using the OGL itself
without any connection to WotC. If in 6 months, the stop supporting it,
that does not mean I will stop using it. I feel confident that the OGL will
be a quality document, far better then my mind can come up with, as I am no
Copyright Lawyer, by far.
So while the same philsophy may not hold true for d20, I see this actually
working out very well in the general gaming community.
The GNU really would not have worked if it was just for one system. It was
for all systems, all programs. The same holds true for the OGL. My system
that I develop will be on equaly grounds as the d20 System, and at least for
me, that makes me happy.
> NOBODY is stopping you from making an OGL of your own, and distributing in
a
> COMPLETELY open manner. You will not be able to work with the d20 system
if
> you do so, however. (Ryan has noted that the work has gone in to this
one,
> and that's what WoTC will be going with.) The bottom line is this: if you
> want it any more open, you'll do it yourselves, and I don't see any of you
> really moving in that direction right now
I had an inkling for that, however, a collaborative effort is better, don't
you agree. Besides, I do not have the time to study the copyright issues on
every nuance to develop a license for my products. I am not a lawyer. The
bottom line is: if I want it more open, I will work with other people to
make sure that the OGL is open. If it doesn't come out the way I like, then
I will go about making my own. But if the OGL works like it should, then
why rewrite it?
The same theory applies for programming. Why rewrite a module when you
already have one that does the exact same thing.
Good luck and god bless,
Jason Lotito a.k.a. Telvin
Technical Director of the Fiction Fantasy Network
and All Around Nifty Guy
Telvins Archive www.telvins-archive.com
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