Brad Thompson wrote:
> There was some talk of an open mark that meant d20, but it isn't easy to
> implement.
I remember this conversation. It went something like this:
Justin: Why don't we come up with a mark that people can use to identify
the
D20 system without using Wizard's trademarks?
Everybody Else: Why would you ever need such a thing?
Although, actually, before that, the conversation went like this:
Justin: This whole "open gaming" project will fall apart if you don't
give people a label to hang on material developed from the SRD.
Ryan: Why do you say that?
Justin: Because it would be really, really stupid to open source Linux
and then prevent anyone from telling anyone that their programs would
run on Linux.
Ryan: Still not following you.
I'm a prophet in my own time, I swear. ;-)
I *still* argue that this would be a good idea, giving us three
different marks:
D&D -- Only Wizards (and, apparently, a couple other companies with
specific licenses) can use it.
D20 -- Wizards and anyone following the D20 trademark license can use
it.
WHATEVER -- Anyone using SRD-derived material can use it, including
people who are using the D20 trademark license.
The best time to implement it would have been back in August, when I
first brought it up. But it's not too late to start. I've always liked
the term "Dolphin" -- not because it means anything, but because it
sounds cool and starts with a "D".
Justin Bacon
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Author of THE DRAGON'S WISH, Fantasy Flight Games
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