> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rogers
> Cadenhead
> Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 11:21 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: [Open_Gaming] Plain Engrish License
>
>
> At 06:22 PM 3/29/2001 -0500, "Martin L. Shoemaker"
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >1. The people being told to get a lawyer are the people who post
> questions
> >looking for legal advice.
>
> You could say the same thing about every question on the list
> that pertains to
> these licenses. Let's not defer to the lawyers so much that we
> scare off people
> who could develop a decent understanding of OGL and D20 by
> participating in
> the discussions here.
Ah, but the questions of the form, "I'm new here. Can I...?" demand the
obligatory advice to seek counsel, just so the new folks understand this is
serious business. And I think the occasional question that indicates someone
still isn't getting the point of the licenses also demands that advice: the
person isn't understanding the licenses as written or the responses here,
and needs the one-on-one guidance of a professional.
To my recollection, no one has been told SOLELY to get a lawyer. The
responses are always: "FIRST: Get a lawyer, because yadda, yadda, yadda...
SECOND: Here's why you can/can't do what you suggested..."
Martin L. Shoemaker
Martin L. Shoemaker Consulting, Software Design and UML Training
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.MartinLShoemaker.com
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