> Justin Bacon wrote:
>
> 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.
>
I don't think this will happen because branding carries with it power. Once
you have brand recognition, you can write computer games that compete for
marketshare with the d20 brand. It's a big enough problem for WotC that
people might come up with their own brand/logo for their implementation for
the d20SRD, but to give the entire community right off the bat their own
flag to fly is not what I'd call "smart marketing".
Ryan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Justin Bacon" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, April 02, 2001 5:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Open_Gaming] [ogf-d20-l] New to the list and have questions
already
>
>
> 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. ;-)
>
> 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
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Author of THE DRAGON'S WISH, Fantasy Flight Games
>
>
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