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Message: <blockquote data-quote="doctorjeff98" data-source="post: 812189" data-attributes="member: 11302">>It does? Where? I just went to the OGL and read it again, >thinking that maybe WotC updated it. I can't find any mention of >software in the license. Would you mind quoting, and giving the >location, of where you found software explicitly mentioned?********************Here is a quote from the Open Game License Frequently Asked Questions...not directly from the OLG itself:"Q: Is Open Game Content limited to just "the game mechanic"?A: No. The definition of Open Game Content also provides for "any additional content clearly identified as Open Game Content." You can use the Open Game License for any kind of material you wish to distribute using the terms of the License, including fiction, artwork, maps, computer software, etc."So it seems the software is explicitly OK under the OGL.*********************Here is a quote from the d20 System Guide...not directly from the Trademark usage agreement, however, the agreement says that the user agress to the d20 Guide"Restricted Trademark Use:Except as described in the sections titled "Trademark Use in Marketing" and "Mandatory Trademark Use", you may not use the Dungeons & Dragons, d20 Modern, or Wizards of the Coast trademarks in advertising or in any marketing in support of the Covered Product, or in any other use in conjunction with a Covered Product.You may not use the d20 System License or the d20 System Logo in conjunction with any product that meets the definition of an "Interactive Game" as defined in this Guide."So it seems that d20 logo use is explicitly NOT OK to use in software as an 'Interactive Game' is defined very broadly as "a piece of computer gaming software that is designed to accept inputs from human players or their agents, and use rules to resolve the success or failure of those inputs, and return some indication of the results of those inputs to the users."Finally, I'm not familiar with PC GEN, but it seems like if it is software it should not use the logo without express permission and it should not use character information as it is not listed in the SRD and this quote from the d20 Gudie seems to forbid it (obviously they want people to have to buy they're Player's Handbook) "Mandatory Restrictions:No Covered Product may contain rules or instructions of any kind that:·    Describe a process for Creating a Character·    Describe a process for Applying the Effects of Experience to a Character"I guess other than to provide the requested quotes, my question is just....Is it OK to use the info from the SRD in a software program if I don't use the logo and if I mark the content as OGL and provide the license to end users?</blockquote>

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