So if they give you nothing and dont even pretent toYes.
give you anything (ie GURPS and Storyteller), thats
fine. But if they try to give you something but do it
poorly that is bad?
Wizards opened up D&D with the OGL. For any product that fits this niche (class and level fantasy RPG), there's no longer _any_ excuse not to be OGL'd.
For niches where D&D/d20 does not go, which are getting fewer and fewer, the OGC has no bearing because it's as unfair a comparison as wishing for a Big Mac at Applebee's. If I'm looking for something that's not d20esque, then interopitability isn't a concern. If I'm looking for something that IS d20esque, I have no reason not to avoid those who close too much of thier work; someone else, probably with a better design and more logical rules, will come along to fill the exact same niche and be as Open as I want them to be.
Essentially, it only matters for products that are using the OGL, but using it badly. If a product is supposed to be open but isn't, then why should I help support them cheating the system? Especially when I'm scrounging for game-book dollars as-is.
DM
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