Richard, > You however hit the nail on the head (and the point I was making, but you > seemed to miss). GRG should release portions of their system to the OGL and > it would achieve the same thing but without as much control OR for that > matter responsibility. If they are proposing to do the exact same thing as > OGL but with their own twist I see little point in it.
Their point, I presume, is that they believe they have better game mechanics for certain situations. And they could release those mechanics under the OGL, and yet have nothing whatsoever to do with the SRD or d20. The sole concern should be whether the OGL provisions serve their purposes or not. The SRD should not be an issue in using the OGL. > My point which you seem to have overlooked, is that the OGL IS in fact JUST > SRD. I'm sorry, but I continue to miss your point. The OGL is a license, which may be used with any sort of game (or potentially non-games). The SRD is a set of game rules. I don't know how you can say the OGL is the SRD. The OGL is simply a license for releasing open content; and Gold Rush could use it for their open content, as long as it meets their legal goals. > Am I mistaken in this or are there other mechanics of a credible company (or > system) that have been released? Not to my knowledge, but I fail to see how that's relevant. Gold Rush could be the first. > As far as establishing a recognizing mark similar to that of D20 for their > own product line, that would be another similar thing. It certainly would > be easy to come of with a similar license...even worded a bit better to deal > with some of the issues that have popped up from time to time in the D20L. If they need a different license to address such issues, they should make one. That's why I asked originally what issues might need addressing for them. But so far, they have not answered; and the answers from others are not in any way about the license itself, but about the SRD. The SRD is not relevant to the use of the license. Martin L. Shoemaker Martin L. Shoemaker Consulting, Software Design and UML Training [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.MartinLShoemaker.com http://www.UMLBootCamp.com _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
