[freeroleplay] Re: FUDGE to be OGL'd
- From: Jamie Jensen <yarvin@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: freeroleplay@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 30 Nov 2004 15:25:11 -0600
I doubt you'd be able to convince a corporation to change from the OGL
to the GPL or FDL, but it's worth a try.
Maybe it would be better to increase awareness of the un-openness of
the OGL, and the long-term problems of Product Identity.
The problem with doing this that I see is that the majority of the
gaming industry and community has been already jumped on the OGL
bandwagon. I doubt any well-read publication would be willing to
publish a "radical attack on the OGL by dissatisfied extremists", or
whatever we'd be called.
There also seems to be a considerable population of copyright elitists
among the community: individuals who see copyright and corporation as
more important that community and cooperation (hey, that's kind of
catchy).
Any ideas from anyone else?
> I have to admit, I'm disappointed that Steffan decided to go with the
> OGL. I have actually asked him in the past to consider publishing FUDGE
> under the FDL and the GPL, both of which are closer to the terms of the
> FUDGE license.
>
> I'd be interested in finding out about this as much as possible and
> perhaps requesting that Steffan reconsider this decision.
--
J. Jensen
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