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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vigilance" data-source="post: 2641167" data-attributes="member: 4275">Well they dont exactly share their books with me, but in a very short time they've become the biggest vendor on RPGNow, which isnt insignificant.The fact of the matter is, it doesnt matter how much. You seem to be implying that if its not a LOT of money (in your opinion no less) that they shouldnt bother. No it didnt drive them out of business.But it also hasnt had some of the effects you keep claiming that 3rd party SRDs should have, so I consider that support for my position and not yours.It has NOT made GOO's d20 mecha or d20 anime rules the industry standard, nor has it led to other companies adopting those rules.Those SRDs have also been repackaged by a fellow 3rd party company and offered for sale (Phil Reed of Ronin Arts I believe).Now Phil's a nice guy and I believe he did it with GOO's permission, but a company repacking an SRD and selling it is a very real possibility.See- we aren't all the dogmatics that you think we are- some companies have experimented with this- and I personally *have* watched it with interest- I just dont see any evidence of success to the point that I would not only lose a revenue stream from PDFs, but would also PAY SOMEONE to render it in a free format.Chuck</blockquote>