> *puts on his aspestos vest and resurrects the horse* > > Two questions, in both cases I have no intention of using the d20 logo. > > 1) Would it be possible to distribute an game based off of SRD elements and > game mechanics if I simply distributed it in source form, and completely > under the OGL? Since I'm not interested in making cash for this, the loss of > control is fine by me. I'll simply PI my name and see what the community > does with it.
If you opened the whole source to OGC sure. Or kept the OGC in a separate file. Basically, another person has to be able to come along, and adjust the data to change the rules to what they want. It's a very big gray area. I HIGHLY suggest you open a conversation with Anthony V. before you start distributing anything along those lines. > > 2) Assuming I wanted closed source, could I not OGL the executable except for > those stubs I may or may not be able to open? > > IE: > > All of this executable is open game content except for octets 4000-4012, > 5207-5212, etc? > > It would be clearly marked, even if nobody but an assembly hacker could make > use of it. According to Wizards, this is not an option. All OGC portions must be clearly marked and in 'plain English.' They are a little lax on the term, if you've ever seen PCGen data files. Basically, they need to be readable by someone without programming experience. It boils down to text files and documentation on syntax. Andrew McDougall a.k.a. Tir Gwaith _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
