>From: "Ryan S. Dancey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>Therefore, to suggest that because I
>happen to work for Wizards of the Coast, each and every single thing that I
>do in my private life must therefore be an extension of Wizards of the
>Coast
>corporate policy is not only inaccurate, but indeed highly insulting.
I sincerely apologize. It is not my intent in this to suggest anything
about your private life or your relationship with WotC. I believe I have
made it clear in my posts in the last 24 hours that my objections have
nothing to do with your ties to WotC and/or your degree of independence from
them.
HOWEVER, the reality is indisputable. The fact that Wizards' owns outright
your only license fundamentally makes your foundation irrelevant.
This morning at 10:00 they could walk into your office and hand you a letter
that states that neither your nor the foundation had the right to ever again
distribute or discuss that license.
*piff* - no license? = no supporters, no IP, no volunteers, no products - no
D20 - no press coverage - no relevance.
Until you carry and support additional licenses - and those licenses are
being used - the foundation AS IT IS exists solely at Wizard's discretion.
Further, the right to distribute the license >can< be revoked - this is the
essence of the problem with the permission to distribute NOT being contained
in the license itself.
Until that is the case, your *personal* independence (which (along with your
sincerity) I don't really think anybody seriously disputes) is essentially
irrelevant to this discussion.
If you don't think it's important for the foundation to make the realities
of this "independence" PERFECTLY CLEAR to potential developers, then I'm not
really sure where you're coming from. There are people out there who are in
this up to their necks, financially speaking.
Faust
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