Huh? Your first paragraph seems like a contradiction to me. Why not just make it completely open? Why deal with PI at all? The OGL does that very effectively, IMO. I'm sorry to bring this up but I just don't get it. : ( ----- Original Message ----- From: Doug Meerschaert Sent: Friday, April 20, 2001 1:13 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [Ogf-l] Free20 - What it is, what it isn't, and what I'm going t
Free20 is a new trademark, intended to designate prodcuts that are
"entirely" free. It's not that you can't charge for them--it's that they
have to be, as they are, completely and totally re-distributable. Every
last word has to be Open Gaming Content, and the only items you are allowed
to mark as Product Identity are names--and you have to include permission to
include them in an unaltered distribution of your work.
The graphic for Free20, which is copyright & trademarked by me, is avaliable
for preview at :
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CastleSteelstone/files/Free20.gif
Free20 is *not* a replacement for the d20 trademark, nor is it a "fan only"
mark. While it is a graphic that works in a similar fashion to d20, it
means something else. While fans are those most likely to make Free20
products their sole contribution, there are many reasons for professionals
to do so as well.
This weekend, I will assemble a preliminary HTML page for Free20, and start
promoting the concept to other "fan producers." I will convert the few OGL
works that I have made so far to Free20, and I will be granting permission
to use the mark on a case-by-case basis.
Maggie and Faust: I want to thank you for your support of the idea, and your
offers of financial assistance. I'll draft a license this weekend, and I
will try to get it to you by early next week.
DM
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