[Ogf-l] At issue...

[Marc Tassin, Ilium Software]

First off, I want to apologize to anyone (Mike especially) who was offended by my angry comment.  I'm human, I was already having a crappy day and I saw Mike's email I thought that it was exactly the kind I am tired of.  Clearly I was incorrect and acted too quickly and for that I apologize.  I'll be sure to reread and count to 10 next time.  Sorry about that!

There is a point I would like to add however which is on the same subject.  These comments aren't to say the issue in question has been a recent problem...merely a statement on the subject.

The issues that I am referring to are comments which denounce one style of publishing over the other.  In my opinion there is room in Open Gaming for the publication of completely open works, works that are partly open and works that contain largely closed materials with a minimal amount of open material.

What bothers me are comments which condemn any one of these practices.  Comments regarding the advantages or disadvantages of one approach or another are very valuable.  Seeing a point that you hadn't considered is great.  Being told that something is plain wrong (in the moralistic sense) or making comments that suggest a person has done something against the "spirit" of Open Gaming by not opening something another person thought they should have is very frustrating.

The result for me personally is my unfortunate response to Mike's email (although there were other real world factors as I noted).  There is no criticism voiced against people who follow the truly "open" route and I hope we can maintain the same level of support for those who choose to utilize the license in a different manner.