> "Open source software works because not everyone in the world can code
> software; you still, in the end, have raw consumers. But an open source
> game system is different, because anyone who can read and write can now
> design their own game system based off the core rules. And that dilutes
> the
> product. And that's not good."
>
This statement rides on several assumptions, most of which have been pointed
out by other posters. One that has not is this: everyone can write, true.
Everyone can publish, true. But DOES everyone publish? No. Does everyone
that publishes threaten the interests of WotC or the OGL? No.
There's a difference between someone being able to "read and write" and
someone who can put together a cogent, well-designed game.
Kuma
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