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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 8897420" data-attributes="member: 22424"><p>Each individual and each company will need to decide for themselves, of course.</p><p></p><p>For me, I think two things are needed:</p><p></p><p>1. An actual apology. I consider some of their behaviour over the past week to be unethical, so I'm afraid just walking it back isn't enough - they need to acknowledge that they tried to do something they should not, and did it badly.</p><p></p><p>2. An OGL 1.0b which tightens the language to make it clear it cannot be revoked, de-authorized, or otherwise cancelled. Oh, and a statement that any previously-open material remains open. (Also, the new OGL must make <em>no </em>other changes. Even the decency clause is a no-no - I simply can't trust them not to abuse it.)</p><p></p><p>(In theory, an alternative would be to embrace ORC and put all previously-open material under that. However, there are some bits and pieces in "Unearthed Arcana" and Dragon articles that I'm not sure they have the necessary rights to open in that way, and I'm afraid I have little appetite to compromise.)</p><p></p><p>I don't mind if they decide not to open OneD&D, and if they change the game so that the OGL can't be used to support it. I also don't mind if they offer a different license for OneD&D, even if that license is terrible. That's their prerogative. (I think it would be foolish and short-sighted, but it's their choice.) My interest is in reversing the damage that removing OGL 1.0a causes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="delericho, post: 8897420, member: 22424"] Each individual and each company will need to decide for themselves, of course. For me, I think two things are needed: 1. An actual apology. I consider some of their behaviour over the past week to be unethical, so I'm afraid just walking it back isn't enough - they need to acknowledge that they tried to do something they should not, and did it badly. 2. An OGL 1.0b which tightens the language to make it clear it cannot be revoked, de-authorized, or otherwise cancelled. Oh, and a statement that any previously-open material remains open. (Also, the new OGL must make [I]no [/I]other changes. Even the decency clause is a no-no - I simply can't trust them not to abuse it.) (In theory, an alternative would be to embrace ORC and put all previously-open material under that. However, there are some bits and pieces in "Unearthed Arcana" and Dragon articles that I'm not sure they have the necessary rights to open in that way, and I'm afraid I have little appetite to compromise.) I don't mind if they decide not to open OneD&D, and if they change the game so that the OGL can't be used to support it. I also don't mind if they offer a different license for OneD&D, even if that license is terrible. That's their prerogative. (I think it would be foolish and short-sighted, but it's their choice.) My interest is in reversing the damage that removing OGL 1.0a causes. [/QUOTE]
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