>From: "Doug Meerschaert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>-----Original Message-----
>From: Faustus von Goethe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>
> >This is also EXACTLY the fundamental difference between "Free Software"
>and
> >"Open" Gaming. There IS NO "downstream liability" risk in Free Software
> >(yes, free as in beer), because ALL of an open software work is (by
> >definition) open - no PI.
>
>
>Faust, you just made my case for Free20!
Exactly. I think I'm moving in the direction of supporting a dual-license
scheme - one for Professional producers, and the other for FANS and
Hobbyists. I think license TWO should be a sub-license of the OGL, and -
like the free software foundation - require the full "OPENNESS" of all
derivative works - no PI, hence no "downstream liability".
By supporting such a scheme, I think the OGF could serve the needs of a
significantly greater portion of the gaming "community".
Just some musings at this point, though.
Faust
>All I have to do is have the license mark symbolize "everything but the
>names in list A are free to copy" and that downstream liabilty is, for the
>most part, gone.
>
>(Except, of course, for the original person... who gets his butt sued off
>if
>he messes up.)
>
>
>DM
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