Matthew Sprange wrote:
Well no, I can just delete them. I tend not to get too stressed about theseThe OGL. When Ryan Dancy crafted the license based on the GPL, he also invoked whatever vodoo mystic ritual Stallman cast to make the GPL generate zealots like militant Islam.
things. This however, raises the point - in what past life did I do
something to you? Why would you want to upset me?
Though the law disagrees with me, I'd consider any person who wishes to use Open Gaming content a "party concerned" with any misuse of the OGL that causes undue effort to be placed on the downstream, who have the least legal standing and are frequently the smallest in the industry.I would remind everyone that I came on to this list to resolve an error that crept in with the section 15 of one book, and did so to the satisfaction of all parties concerned. It seems that was not enough for a small number of people here.
That said, I personally find flagrantly attacking anyone in this broad community of ours an unwarranted, unnecessary, and very naughty act--which includes your "utter monkey" swipe. ;)
What a crappy introduction.Yes, it was. I'll add fixing your introduction to my list of things to do when I figure out my time machine.
Now, I am currently floating a few ideas around the office to make a carteI am very glad to hear that. If there's anything I can do to assist, please let me know, on or off this list.
blanche change to our OGC declaration that should suit both our needs and
those of anyone here who regards themselves as the OGC police. Oh, and of
course it will have the beneficial side effect of clearing up any confusion
with regards to those few people who have been mailing me with genuine
questions about useage (these are the people I like - thoughtful, reasoning
and _polite_).
I said before, there are certain things we have to protect for reasons that
do not seem to have been raised on this list, though they are very real to
us. If I can find a reasonable road to cover both bases, I will.
The OGL was built so that virtually anything that wasn't a game rule someone wanted to close could be closed. Despite the value-add for the consumer of minimal PI, there's nothing wrong with keeping it trim and tight--well, that is, as long as someone can pick up your product and use the Open Gaming Content without contacting you or going through as much risk as if they want to use the rules from a non-SRD Wizards of the Coast book.
(Incidentally, if you can't come up a way to indicate precicesly which words are Open Gaming Content in your printed works, you might want to consider creating a "Mongoose Reference Document" for clarity's sake. While you might have a few people not buy your books because they're only after the bland rules, I'd wager that you'd make up any sales volume loss from those that have withheld buying your products because they couldn't decipher what was OGC.)
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