Morbus Iff wrote:

> Will the Open Gaming Movement Destroy Itself?
> http://www.gamegrene.com/rants/980547253.shtml
>
> "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."

These same people were capable of writing their own game systems previously and
publishing those. If nothing else, open source gaming at least has a good
chance of reducing the number of really pathetic generic fantasy games that get
produced. This is a good thing.

Justin Bacon
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