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1. Is there, in fact, a "poison pill" provision requiring publishers to make a choice to support either 4E or 3E? 2. If so, what is the mechanic to enforce that choice? 3. To the extent this question is not covered by (2), above, does the GSL preclude the further use of either one or the other...

I cant seem to win for losing these last couple days. And here we were Thursday and I was on top of the world that there was going to be a GSL. :)

Well, I guess its my fault. I cant control information flow. You say something and it risks being spread. But I sure didnt think a discussion here and a call for an official answer to my question would lead to that kind of a slashdot artice. I'd like to believe I didnt just get thrown under the...

I'm pretty sure my relationship with Wizards is fine. :) And I dont think anything I am doing will cause the closure of 4E. In fact, I have said I prefer this GSL to none at all and I'm pretty sure I am one of the few that is actually defending the poison pill, whether or not I actually like it.

I agree it should be corrected. I was the source of the comment, and I am 100% certain that is what I was told. There is no doubt about it. But we have not gotten an official statement about it. And, as with many things regarding the GSL, it appears to be in flux. As I have said, I hope that my...

I agree. And I, more than anyone, would love them to come in and say either they didnt understand my question or I didnt understand their answer.

Still a lawyer. :) And no, my income doesnt stem from Necro. Necro provides me money to buy more guitars, basses and amps. Its an addiction.

A logo like this, while a neat idea, is likely not going to see widespread adoption by the larger publishers. The question is, "What value do I derive from this?" My customers know what my prodcuts are. The d20 logo hasnt really been of much use for some time now. A replacement logo that isnt...

Lets not forget, whatever happens they cant revoke the OGL. They can make a new version of it, but they cant make us use those versions (by its own terms). And they cant recall the content released under the SRD. Its open content. Period. Forever. By its own terms. They gave that stuff away...

Goodness gracious, no. I dont like the alleged provision, but a GSL is better, in my view, then no GSL even with the "poison pill" term. I'm not saying I wouldnt be happy to support Paizo and Pathfinder. I would do it if I had to. I like 3E. But I want to support 4E. Philosophically, I believe...

You wanna go that route? Feel free... That was the whole reason for the OGL and the "safe harbor." As you can see, Mayfair weathered that storm just fine and is here with us today...oh wait. Death by litigation. :) (yes, not 100% true, but you dont want those legal bills, believe me). Which...

Guys, please please please take it easy on Scott and Linae. They are in a tough position. I know for a fact that they helped make openness* for 4E a reality. My guess is that was an epic level battle. In fact, I hope they leveled and got some great lewt when they won that fight. :) They...

I'm crossing my fingers too. I hope the answer is "We didnt understand the question Clark was asking/Clark didnt understand the answer we gave, we thought he meant something else. Product by product, you cant make a 3E version and a 4E version of the same product. Yes we did say companies have...

In a manly way, let me say--I love you. :) (of course I'd rather say that to Linae) I have to point out, this has been a hallmark of this process. Scott, Linae and Wizards definately listen to us. That is a credit to them. Clark

If I was them, I wouold still sell that stuff. And, frankly, that is a centerpiece of the petition I am composing to send to Scott and Linae. Here is some of my thinking in rough form: Basically, Wizards is asking us to do what they have done. They have "abandoned" 3E. They have suffered...

BSF, this is an excellent observation and it is still an unanswered question in my mind. I dont know yet. I know we cant make new OGL stuff. I also know we cant sell d20 logo stuff after 6 months. But you can just yank the logo off that stuff. That's not too hard. The real question is the one...

In my view, the fact there are other terms doesnt have anything really to do with openness. That isnt openness or non-openness. That is just LEVERAGE. Pure and simple. Frankly, I am a bit envious. Nice strong play. I dont like it cause I am on the receiving end of it, but lets call it what it...

Morrus, how did you goof that one up? :) That was a "d'oh!" moment for you. Get in here with an "oops, spaced it" and all will be forgiven. I know you know the licenses better than that :) Dont worry. I just goofed on something I posted. We all do it. I'm glad to see I'm not the only one. Clark

I didnt know there actually was a common definitin. And I LOVE Wikipedia, so I'll go with that. I guess until we see the final version, the jury is still out on whether or not I can still say the 4E license is open under that definition. Looks like it fits so far. And I'm not sure the poison...

Thats fair and thats my mistake. I probably should have just used, say, Mutants and Masterminds. But I was starting to feel like I was picking on Pramas :)