On Mon, 11 Sep 2000, Ryan S. Dancey wrote:
> > 3) the software itself be released as GPL.
>
> I certainly support that! In fact, if you GPL the code, you might just skip
> #2, unless its an easy feature to implement.
>
Well, to be honest, I tend to include "dump the tables" as a command line
option so I can trouble shoot why evey one has a +5 holy avenging mighty
cleaving sword of the whale....
> > Is this a legal option?
>
> Seems very reasonable to me.
>
> > I have been reading the various licenses in question and I think it _is_
> > a legal option, but given the "no other restrictions" clauses of both the
> > GPL and the OGL I have some nagging questions.
>
> The no restrictions clause in the GPL refers to changing the terms of use of
> the >sourcecode<. The no restrictions clause in the OGL refers to changing
> the terms of use of the >open game content<. I think they're mutually
> compatible.
>
> You can, for example, copyright the output of the gcc compilers, or the text
> you write with emacs; clearly the GPL envisions a separate and different set
> of rights for output of programs as opposed to sourcecode of programs...
>
Well, I'm glad to hear that, you being real close, if not in fact, to the
ghod of what the OGL is all about...
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