At 01:16 PM 4/14/2002, Beth Hancks wrote:
>I apologize for the rant, it just bothers me that I am devoting great time >and expense to creating books but until I print and sell a bunch of them, I >am considered the enemy and should be suppressed. I strongly doubt anyone involved is afraid of competition. Rather, the main fear is fanboys and war3zd00ds signing up just to get phat l3wt. This isn't a public beta, it's a SERVICE that WOTC is offering to help make things easier for D20 publishers -- and, of course, to ensure that D20 modern is well supported right out of the gate, which is of benefit to them. No one, least of all WOTC, has claimed that the Open Gaming project is an act of charity. In short, the goal of releasing the D20 modern rules early is to try to get D20 Modern products on the shelves shortly after release. If an individual isn't going to be instrumental in doing that, there is no reason to have them on the list. As a side note -- with the exception of WOTC and one or two others, there are no "big boys" in this business. Everyone's a little fish, and there is so much cross-hiring and changing of companies that cunning schemes to Oppress The Little Guy Who Is Going To Change The Industry With His Brilliant Innovations are futile at best. _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
