--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 7/1/03 10:14:02 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > <<This strikes me as a really short-sighted tactic. > > If you create a mechanic to handle a particular situation, and lock it out > > from anyone else using, then other authors will simply create their own > > mechanic. If it's a good mechanic, and it's OGC, then it will be used > > elsewhere, and eventually become widespread, and your locked-down mechanic > > > >> > > That's what these authors want to do. The Silhouette Core book does this > mostly. > > It really is no more short-sighted, in fact, than not publishing under the > OGL at all.
The discussion of whether it's short-sighted to publish a completely closed work is not what I'm after. A completely closed book doesn't use OGC. My book uses a lot of stuff from Dynasties and Demagogues. I can't think that it will hurt their sales. ===== BORGSTROM'S LAW (of Game Design): "If you want to emphasize something, make sure everyone knows that they shouldn't have anything to do with it." __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
