What does "potation" mean?

[Delta]

OGL Section 1(b) "Derivative Works" mentions "potation" as one example. I've looked at a number of dictionaries and the only definition I find for that is "the act of drinking (esp., liquor)".

Does anyone know what "potation" means in this legal/publishing context? Any reference to a place that has the definition in this context?

 

[Mister Doug]

OGL Section 1(b) "Derivative Works" mentions "potation" as one example. I've looked at a number of dictionaries and the only definition I find for that is "the act of drinking (esp., liquor)".

Does anyone know what "potation" means in this legal/publishing context? Any reference to a place that has the definition in this context?

Maybe they're afraid someone is going to make 4e compatible malt liquor? ("I'd like a 40 of the Tarrasque Malt Liquor. I plan on drinking it as a standard action and sliding out the door. Take 1[W] and be dazed for one round.")

 

[Corjay]

I just figured it was a spelling error. Though I can't think what the word is supposed to be. Maybe they wrote the GSL at a drinking party.

 

[see]

Well, a "portation" is used in some contexts to mean the result of porting software between platforms, and so would fit into the general category of "Derivative Material". Word's spellchecker doesn't reconginze it, and recomments "potation" as the first correction.

So what we have here is probably a clause borrowed from a software license that was then spellchecked into a different word.

 

[Mister Doug]

I actually like my explanation better.

 

[Ranger REG]

I actually like my explanation better.

There was a Q&A entry explaining the meaning of potation (an anachronistic legal term meaning to convert from one form to another), but it is no longer there.

Tried to do a search on any online law dictionary but my google-fu is limited.

Call it a poor word choice.

http://www.mail-archive.com/ogf-l@mail.opengamingfoundation.org/msg01164.html

 

[Delta]

Ranger, thank you.

 

[lurkinglidda]

Does anyone know what "potation" means in this legal/publishing context? Any reference to a place that has the definition in this context?

I always thought of it as a sort of Easter egg in the license. Looks like you win a prize!

 

[Ranger REG]

I always thought of it as a sort of Easter egg in the license. Looks like you win a prize!

Only if it's an egg nog with extra rum in it.

 

[CapnZapp]

RE: [Ogf-l] Potation?

Not only do you deserve kudos for finding this; I also found it curious one of the correspondents on that archive had his email "protected", yet a simple reply to gave me an email window with the adress "wyrm@blueriver.net" filled in for me...