In a message dated Wed, 18 Oct 2000 10:57:42 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
"Faustus von Goethe" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
<< this is addressed to all Open Content Producers out there.
Do you have any intention of releasing a "Reference Document" for your open
content. (ie: A document that lists SPECIFICALLY all the info in your
materials that is open.) I think these will quickly become necessary from a
company standpoint, as those companies who DON'T produce them risk having
them written FOR them - with all the problems & errors that would entail.
I am starting an archive of such OPEN CONTENT REFERENCE documents on our
website, co-located with the FAQ. For companies that don't provide
reference docs, we are going to reverse engineer them by scanning thier
products and deleting the closed content and PI.
Sort of a one-stop-shop for Open Game Authors. >>
Does anyone else see potential problems with this, insofar as it might reduce
sales of a given product if the general public can download a huge chunk of a
book and don't have to buy it?
I have no problem with making a digital version of OGC available, but I was
planning on making it "by request" to reduce the number of freeloaders that
use it as a reason to not buy something.
-Paul @ Team Frog Studios
Publishers of Crunchy Frog & Nightshift Games
www.teamfrog.com
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