tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post1614266698037888305..comments2024-03-19T03:02:38.228-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: 4e GSLJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-47568537411618013642008-04-18T11:20:00.000-04:002008-04-18T11:20:00.000-04:00(Forgot to check notification of further replies.)...(Forgot to check notification of further replies.)Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733274876782876659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-51490013062510999632008-04-18T10:45:00.000-04:002008-04-18T10:45:00.000-04:00Either embrace openness (because you understand it...Either embrace openness (because you understand it) or don't. This wishy-washy-ness appeases no one.<BR/><BR/>It's OK to stand up & say, "After trying it, we're not convinced this whole OGL and d20L thing was worth it. The guy who championed it is long gone, so those of us in charge now are going to—hold on to your hat—do what we think is best. If you want to produce 4e-compatible products, come talk to us."<BR/><BR/>That'd earn more respect from me.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733274876782876659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2737021988175290732008-04-18T09:59:00.000-04:002008-04-18T09:59:00.000-04:00Re: Trademark licenseI must admit that I'm amazed ...Re: Trademark license<BR/><BR/>I must admit that I'm amazed that the GSL is free. I expected it to amount to a trademark license in the end, but I also expected it to require a fee, so, yes, I suppose WotC does deserve some kudos for that.<BR/><BR/>Of course, I imagine that the terms of the GSL will be non-viral and restrictive. There won't be such a thing as "open content" under the GSL at all, so each publisher will exist in his own little world of support and can't draw on the pool of ideas others have created, which, for me, is the biggest success of the OGL/D20 STL.<BR/><BR/>I might be wrong. I guess we'll have to wait and see. The fact that the GSL will still be covered by a NDA until June 6 makes me suspicious, though.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37134034946698335152008-04-18T09:53:00.000-04:002008-04-18T09:53:00.000-04:00I didn't think there would be a GSL either. But, i...I didn't think there would be a GSL either. But, in the end I think that sharing a trademark for free is a generous thing. However, I wouldn't call it "open gaming." A trademark license is not equal to support of open gaming. The Open Game License is no longer being supported by WoTC, which I find disappointing. Nonetheless, the license carries on without them and will be supported by a number of publishers in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-59106447067129133542008-04-17T19:16:00.000-04:002008-04-17T19:16:00.000-04:00Yes, indeed. I'm a firm believer in never chalking...Yes, indeed. I'm a firm believer in never chalking up to malice what can be more easily explained by incompetence. Still, the delays over the GSL seem a perfect storm to me. WotC gets the benefit of being able to say, "See, 4e <I>is</I> open" and can then point to the lack of interest in the GSL as support for their either discontinuing it later or otherwise sidelining it. I'll frankly be amazed if more than a handful of companies support 4e at all, but then who would blame them for not doing so?James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-43920160702458253632008-04-17T17:48:00.000-04:002008-04-17T17:48:00.000-04:00The more this goes on, the less likely any other o...The more this goes on, the less likely any other outcome seems to me.Bruce Baughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772802261241371619noreply@blogger.com