On Thursday 27 February 2003 21:34, Clark Peterson wrote: > So if they give you nothing and dont even pretent to > give you anything (ie GURPS and Storyteller), thats > fine. But if they try to give you something but do it > poorly that is bad?
I think what he's saying is that things like GURPS and Storyteller aren't Open properties. Everything is directly published or contracted by the IP owner. Being given something isn't an issue because the publisher didn't receive anything to make their publishing possible. In the case of Open systems like d20, it's different. The publisher has already been "given" something that makes their very publication possible. It's not a matter of them _trying_ to give something back and doing it poorly. They're obligated to give something back in return for what they themselves were given. A publisher who "does it poorly" shouldn't be excused because they "tried to give something back" as if they were just misguided samaritans. A publisher who does it poorly has failed in their obligations. I don't quite feel it to the same degree as Doug, but generally a publisher that takes advantage of all the material others have given yet grasps onto their own with miserly fists is not one I want to see continue publishing. -Damian _______________________________________________ Ogf-l mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mail.opengamingfoundation.org/mailman/listinfo/ogf-l
