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<blockquote data-quote="Sm!rk" data-source="post: 320460" data-attributes="member: 6467">I feel a balance needs to be reached, and am using some spare time in which to balance out the world in this regard. I also agree and believe in the concepts of open source software, being a programmer it is an issue that is close to me. Now when I see someone taking a dump in my well I try to prevent that.Pcgen is the bastard child here, there are other products not just e-tools like DM's Familar, Campaign Suite that are working within the rights that are allowed, all of them are hurt by pcgens abuse.It seems you have a very liberal view of making money, I see a Support section on your website which leads to a paypal donation page. How many users have donated to the cause? How many users are specifically using pcgen because it &quot;had&quot; all the wotc materials they all use? How many have donated specifically because of that? Now tell me how many donations you would have recieved had you not made pcgen with all the wotc material? Benefiting from wotc material? I think so.As a citizen its my duty to understand the laws in which I have to live, I don't profess to be a laywer and if you are looking for actual legal advice you would obviously consult a laywer. However, I do know quite a bit about the topic, and there is no harm in discussing the concept of copyright. In a free country with free speech we can discuss anything we wish, even things that &quot;only a laywer&quot; can advise on. Cry more?My intention was not to enflame, but to point out some real points in the discussion that are often overlooked by the pcgen fanboys. Wotc&nbsp; isn't the enemy, pcgen is. It is pcgen who is now &quot;fixing&quot; their product, not wotc.You're out of line anyway, I only wish you gave so much passion to your own, when they fill every board under the sun about pcgen. If you did the same for people with positive views about pcgen I would accept your sincerity.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sm!rk, post: 320460, member: 6467"] I feel a balance needs to be reached, and am using some spare time in which to balance out the world in this regard. I also agree and believe in the concepts of open source software, being a programmer it is an issue that is close to me. Now when I see someone taking a dump in my well I try to prevent that. Pcgen is the bastard child here, there are other products not just e-tools like DM's Familar, Campaign Suite that are working within the rights that are allowed, all of them are hurt by pcgens abuse. It seems you have a very liberal view of making money, I see a Support section on your website which leads to a paypal donation page. How many users have donated to the cause? How many users are specifically using pcgen because it "had" all the wotc materials they all use? How many have donated specifically because of that? Now tell me how many donations you would have recieved had you not made pcgen with all the wotc material? Benefiting from wotc material? I think so. As a citizen its my duty to understand the laws in which I have to live, I don't profess to be a laywer and if you are looking for actual legal advice you would obviously consult a laywer. However, I do know quite a bit about the topic, and there is no harm in discussing the concept of copyright. In a free country with free speech we can discuss anything we wish, even things that "only a laywer" can advise on. Cry more? My intention was not to enflame, but to point out some real points in the discussion that are often overlooked by the pcgen fanboys. Wotc isn't the enemy, pcgen is. It is pcgen who is now "fixing" their product, not wotc. You're out of line anyway, I only wish you gave so much passion to your own, when they fill every board under the sun about pcgen. If you did the same for people with positive views about pcgen I would accept your sincerity. [/QUOTE]

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