Why not release the Action! System rules under the OGL? We accomplish our goal of making it open content, and via our ASDG we can outline requirements for use of the trademarks. I have a few concerns but I am interested in your thoughts. Good or bad, what do you think the overall effect would be?
Cons:
the over-protective anti-trademark clause (though it sounds like you like that part)
the over-protective PI clause
Pros: people can mix up your stuff and D20-based stuff, growing both markets there'd finally be a decent base system available via the WotC OGL
One other thought: i'm still not sure how i feel about the mixed open-and-closed nature of WotC OGLed works, and the non-viral nature (that you can reuse OGC without creating any OGC yourself). I used to think these were Bad Things--then somebody made me really reevaluate my position, and i'm undecided.
Actually, we're wrestling with the same thing for Four Colors al Fresco--do the cons of the WotC OGL outweigh the advantage of having content all under the same license, so it can be mixed? (IOW, is it really better supporting the ideal of open-content game development to release a game under a license that causes no one else to actually reuse the content, even if the problem is one that has nothing to do with the license itself? Or are we doing a better job of supporting our ideals by supporting the primary body of OGC, even if that has some disagreeable governing clauses, and the primary reason it is dominant is because the 900# gorilla chose it?)
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