On 13 Dec 00, [EMAIL PROTECTED] scribbled a note about [Open_Gaming] Violations:
> BTW, I just put these ideas out to see what you all think. I am
> completely open to arguments against these views or clarifications of
> thinking, but I do believe that someone besides Wizards needs to examine
> whether the OGL as it stands, is good for the industry and before it
> dominates. You may have argued this to death before but that was before
> the release of a lot of material. Now the OGL is official and a lot of
> people are starting to look at d20, etc. I think the issue needs to be
> re-examined.
Just wanted to point out that while there are currently restrictions,
Ryan has said many a time that the plan is to slowly relax those
restrictions over time as people get used to the whole OGL idea.
One reason for the restrictions is is so as not to scare the holy
bejeezus out of the corporate people running WOTC, and the legal
staff as well.
I don't know if you are on the other d20-OGL list, but Ryan has
worked hard to balance the concerns of the people on these lists
with those of the legal staff who had to approve of the licenses.
Yes, this may make the licenses seem a little harsh at first, but
considering where Ryan is wanting to go with them, it seems
reasonable to me.
Also, the licenses do allow a lot more leeway than (the now
defunct) TSR's original online policy way back when they first
discovered the internet..... Keep in mind that while WOTC is NOT
TSR, lawyers are still lawyers and that usually means that they
can be extremely anal retentive on certain issues. Personally, I am
amazed that Ryan was able to squeeze as much out of them as he
did.
Enough of my rambling for now......
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