> woodelf
>
> it is my opinion that it is dishonest
> to label something as "open" unless at least the bulk of it, if not
> all of it [i'm undecided as to where to draw the line], is open.
You are of course entitled to that opinion. I don't happen to think it is a
bit extreme, but then that is my opinion.
Your phone analogy is flawed however, because the OGC released under the OGL
is truly free - there is no need for you to buy the Creature Collection for
you to use the OGC in it. You can copy it from a friend, you can scan the
pages and then clip out the regions that you aren't allowed to keep, you can
type them in verbatim and give them to everyone you know, so long as you
observe the license.
It is true that the Creature Collection itself is not free, but you are in
no way obligated to pay for the protected parts in order to get the free
parts. Conversely, SSS is under no obligation to make it EASY for you to
get to the free parts.
So is it an Open work? Taken as a whole the answer is no. Does it contain
Open Gaming Content? Absolutely. Is the OGC Content Open? Yes. Is it
dishonest to claim that the CC contains Open content? Absolutely not.
-Brad
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