Grok wrote:
> No, I am not saying that you have to have a product on the shelf to have an
> opinion.. I am saying that those who want to preach about totally 'open'
> products should put up or shut up before going after Clark for IP'ing his
> product. Clark was basically being lambasted for wanting to protect his
> stuff.. I am merely defending that right by pointing out that the person who
> was most vocal hasn't proven that the open content way is better.
1. I was the one to whom Clark was replying, and I *have* released open material
with non-PIed names.
2. WotC has proven that the open content way is better.
> I do know that there will be totally open content, and from people I respect
> on this list. However, the fact that they are comfortable enough to go Open
> doesn't mean that those who IP something are bad, or wrong, which is the
> direction that the other gimp wanted the discussion to go.
Not bad. But wrong? Yup. S&S is costing itself sales of the CC by not allowing
other members of the network to hype their product for them. By preventing
people from using their monsters in an OGL or D20 product, S&S is encouraging
people to *not* use their product.
Justin Bacon
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