I'm unsure of the validity of your argument concerning software. I recently
bought Mandrake Linux for a project box, so I can learn Linux. It came in
one box, but two packages. One package had Linux, and an open license, the
other had some other programs to help me with the installation of linux,
which came with a closed license. I'm unaware of any big deal being made out
of this by free software folks. The point is couldn't someone, make a
program, say a rpg type game like Diablo,etc. and separate the code and
CD-rom, from the game world description, and release it under two separate
licenses, the OGL, and a closed software license? Or am I missing something?
>From my limited understanding of contract Law, is if a condition isn't
covered specifically in the contract, then it would be up to a court of Law
to decide if it is forbidden, or Permissible.
----- Original Message -----
From: Brad Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 20, 2000 11:51 PM
Subject: RE: [Open_Gaming] Software and the OGL
> > Jaimi McEntire
> >
> > Why? Already they are explicitely copyright - does giving them
> > PI status gain some other advantage?
>
> Yes. Your copyright won't matter because your code will be OGC. As Ryan
> pointed out to me, a work is whatever you represent as a bundle to the
user.
> If you distribute OGC with software then the bundle is all covered by the
> OGL. The OGL has two categories of intellectual property - Product
> Identity, and Open Gaming Content. Everything covered by the OGL must be
in
> one of those two categories. Since software isn't one of the things that
> can be PI, it must be OGC.
>
> -Brad
>
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