----- Original Message ----- From: "Doug Meerschaert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The LE wrote: > > > > Now, riddle me this: What is the purpose of the Open GAming Foundation? > > Originally, Ryan Dancy was a Vice President at Wizards of the Coast who > was the chief architect of the OGL and the current incarnation of the > d20 system and open gaming marketing plan. He successfully convinced > his co-workers that by allowing other companies to create compatbile > products, they could increase the sales of their core products with > minimal expense. > > Ryan coined the name "Open Gaming Foundation," hosted the > www.opengamingfoundation.org website at an ISP he owns, and solicited > input and aid from the community. This mailing list was where inital > drafts of the OGL were discussed before Wizards's overworked lawyers got > the license to write it up. Ryan stated his intention to create the OGF > as a legal not-for-profit entity, but he never got around to doing the > necessary paperwork. > > Once the Open gaming movement took off the ground, Ryan left Wizards. > For reasons nondisclosed, the Open Gaming Foundation was never given > more existance than a name, a domain, and a server. The OGL currently > hosts the unreleased draft sections of the SRD, and these mailing lists.
Okay, you stated what WAS the purpose of OGF, but is it still IS? Or is the OGF going in a different direction? So far, the OGF web site provide information on current open gaming licenses out there, from the Dominion Rules License to the October Open Gaming License. Here's the hard question: Will FGA succeeds OGF? _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
