Doug,
What would you think about dual licensing the Free20-specific stuff also
under the GPL (and/or GNU FDL), so that those things can be used legally
in software or things that are covered under those licenses, too? I
mean, I suppose this couldn't be done in every situation, but where
possible, it'd be nice to, for example, have a book of monsters or
spells that you could also use in a GPL'd game or database tool. Do you
think it would be worth considering?
On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Robert Kozak wrote:
> I am interested in this discussion because of the restrictions in the logo
> guide most software can't be D20. So I am in the second group.
>
> Robert Kozak
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Meerschaert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 5:57 AM
> Subject: Re: [Ogf-l] Free20
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Martin L. Shoemaker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >
> > >Everyone who wants YAM (Yet Another Mark) needs to first agree on WHY you
> > >want YAM, or you'll be discussing at cross-purposes:
> >
> >
> > True.
> >
> > >* One group wants YAM for D20 material that is completely open. It's
> > unclear
> > >whether that covers commercial releases like Freeport or not. This group
> is
> > >entreating Wizards to endorse YAM as an additional mark that encourages
> D20
> > >use and thus PHB sales. (Others are skeptical that Wizards would want any
> > >part of this.) They believe that the Open YAM adds marketing value.
> > >
> > >* One group wants YAM for stuff that specifically does NOT need to be
> D20,
> > >and particularly in that it describes character creation. This group
> would
> > >be fools to think that Wizards has any interest in endorsing YAM for
> these
> > >purposes. They don't care, because they want YAM to indicate
> compatibility
> > >with SRD without having to comply with the D20 STL.
> >
> >
> > I do *NOT* want Free20 to replace d20. So I guess I'm in the first camp
> > (Freeport would be perfect, for example.)--but I don't see a problem with
> > someone using non-d20 rules (character creation) and releasing them with
> the
> > Free20 stamp.
> >
> > But, then we're in the problem where someone could try and circumvent d20
> > with "my" trademark... hmm... Banning commerical releases *might* be a
> > necessary evil. (Then again, requiring *everything* to be Open, to the
> > point where someone could just pen out a few names and then photocopy at
> > will is probably not a good commerical license...)
> >
> >
> > DM
> >
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