I never said that they wouldn't update the SRD, but Star Wars the game WILL be
an entirely closed work. WOTC can close new rules again, because they are the
licensor.Thus any rules modification Like Wound/Vitality points is NOT open
until it is placed in an open document like the SRD.
Christopher DeLisle wrote:
> From: John of the Collective <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> >THey can make changes and close the work. IE, nothing in the Star Wars game
> >is open, even though the game is D20. they abide by the D20 license, but
> NOT
> >by the OGL.
>
> WotC cannot "close" content that is already open. D&D3E is they
> intellectual property and they can do with it what they want. They can
> derive new games from their existing IP.
>
> The only reason I can see for them not including the OGL in the Star Wars
> game is the hassles (and lawsuits) that would follow if the Open Gaming
> Community started using George Lucas' trademarks in their own OGL products.
> I think they are covering their own butts and the Open Game Community's
> collective butt as well. I can't imagine that they would not include some,
> if not all, of the new sci-fi genre rules that are created from the game
> into the D20SRD. They have to be careful about the trademark issue because
> it could cost them a very lucrative product license not to mention the
> potential for lawsuit.
>
> Chris
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