As John astutely points out, the "its there because it has to be" answer does not mandate unclear OGC designations.
I agree, to some extent, that "it is there cause it has to be." As producers, I think we would all (or at least the vast majority would) prefer to just have a license to refer to D&D and skip all this OGL d20 stuff and not have to put any legal crap in the books other than "D&D is copyright WotC". So I understand that sentiment. Because, hey, the only way we get to make this stuff is to use the OGL. So it is a necessary evil. But that doesnt mean one's OGC definition has to be vague. THAT part is the publisher's choice. The FACT one has to use the OGL is mandatory, but how one chooses to designate is up to them. I would argue that the fact something is mandatory does not justify sloppiness or a "we dont care" mentality. I'm not saying Mongoose is doing that. I dont know. I dont have the products. And I must step up and say that the one time I talked to Matt about some open content he was more than cooperative and happy to help me with it and give me permission. So I dont want people to take this email as talking about Mongoose, but rather talking about the motivations regarding designations in general. The fact that you must use it does not dictate the manner in which you use it in all cases. How one chooses to designate OGC is one of those cases. Clark --- John Nephew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > If you want an honest answer - it is there because > it has to be. Ultimate > > Feats is designed to give gamers a huge stack of > feats to use in their > > games. We never intended it to be pulled apart > and used elsewhere - note > > that you still can, but you have to contend with > the section 15. It is > for > > the ordinary gamer, probably not the gentlemen on > this list. > > So...you're saying that you purposely make it as > hard as possible to figure > out what's OGC (making it the reader's > responsibility), because you don't > intend for others to re-use OGC from your books? > > ------------------------------------------------------ > John Nephew voice (651) 638-0077 fax (651) > 638-0084 > President, Atlas Games > www.atlas-games.com > > _______________________________________________ > Ogf-l mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l ===== http://www.necromancergames.com "3rd Edition Rules, 1st Edition Feel" _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
