>From: "Martin L. Shoemaker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>And this is exactly why I'm confused. That is not what the statement says.
>It says:
>
>"The Open Gaming Foundation is a private organization, and it not managed
>by
>or overseen by Wizards of the Coast or any other game publisher."
>
>Ignoring Ryan's little typo, this says nothing about who owns or controls
>the OGL.
>
>Now I read your other message, where you explain why you think there's
>confusion. You might be right. I'd have to hear from some confused people
>to
>be convinced.
>
>But the opening statement in itself is technically accurate. If you want to
>protest that FURTHER statements should be made, making clear the
>relationships between OGF, OGL, and Wizards, I think your point is more
>valid. Nowhere on the site itself is there any claim that anyone but
>Wizards
>owns the license; but if you feel some people out there are confused, that
>could be a reason for more explanation.
>
>I think that, by concentrating on the factually correct statement and not
>on
>the confusion, you give people the impression that you yourself suffer from
>the confusion. Certainly that was the impression I had; and thus, I was all
>set to patiently explain the difference to you, when your other messages
>made clear that you know the difference.
Doh! You are absolutely correct, sir. I should amend my statements to say:
I am protesting the fact that the OGF website does not clearly state
the purpose of the foundation and the relationship of the license
to the foundation - and that the resulting confusion has not been
actively addressed by the foundation's officers.
And (for the record) I *have* been contacted by confused people on more than
one occasion, asking me to "correct" the FAQ...
IF ANYBODY is curious about WHY I am protesting, or thinks I do not have a
grasp of these issues, PLEASE read the FIRST TWO ENTRIES of my FAQ, at:
http://www.earth1066.com/D20FAQ.htm#_A.01__
In my opinion, A.01 and A.02 are factually correct. BUT they are directly
contradicted by the OGF website.
Faust
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