Important! Interview opportunity - what do you want to know about the GSL?

[Pale]

No, he literally said that "it", the OGL, was a non-open license, which is not the case.

I see your point. "It" refers, at first, to the OGL and the second "it" is the GSL, but he doesn't clarify his pronoun. I infered it, however, as his statement doesn't otherwise make any sense.

 

[see]

Of course, another reason to pick a different name was that it avoided any potential trouble with the OGL 1.0a section 9.

 

[smetzger]

What the heck is going on?

Wasn't WOTC gona answer these questions in a day or two?
Then we heard from someone saying that everyone was at a show, or in a meeting, or in a different part of the country. But they would answer the questions 'real soon'.

Do I have my story straight?

So, what is the latest? When will WOTC step up to the plate with some real explanations?

Getting frustrated,
Scott

 

[JohnRTroy]

One of their reps said it could be up to a few weeks.

Personally, I think they'll release it no earlier than the launch of D&D on June 6th, but I could be wrong. Technically, I think they weren't gonna talk about it to the general public until they created a FAQ on June 6th for the GSL.

 

[smetzger]

One of their reps said it could be up to a few weeks.

Personally, I think they'll release it no earlier than the launch of D&D on June 6th, but I could be wrong. Technically, I think they weren't gonna talk about it to the general public until they created a FAQ on June 6th for the GSL.

Yeah, thats my guess as well. But I had hopes that they would answer the questions. Its looking more and more like they will just wait until June 6.

 

[jaldaen]

Personally, I think they'll release it no earlier than the launch of D&D on June 6th, but I could be wrong. Technically, I think they weren't gonna talk about it to the general public until they created a FAQ on June 6th for the GSL.

I think they will release the answers earlier than June 6th... at least to those publishers who showed initial interest in 4e support. These publishers need WotC's answers before they can decide on the GSL and 4e support. If WotC waits until June 6th it will be very difficult to get product written and to print by Oct. 1st (WotC's target date for "going live" with 4e 3PP support) due to the month of "lost" development time for 3PPs.

 

[BryonD]

Getting frustrated,
Scott

I am hoping that the delay means an increased chance that they are revising the plan to be some level of compatible with OGL publishing.

Probably better to be optimistic than frustrated.
Either way won't change anything....

 

[Scylla]

Yeah, thats my guess as well. But I had hopes that they would answer the questions. Its looking more and more like they will just wait until June 6.

I also agree with this guess, I'm very sorry to say.

 

[Goobermunch]

What the heck is going on?

Wasn't WOTC gona answer these questions in a day or two?
Then we heard from someone saying that everyone was at a show, or in a meeting, or in a different part of the country. But they would answer the questions 'real soon'.

Do I have my story straight?

So, what is the latest? When will WOTC step up to the plate with some real explanations?

Getting frustrated,
Scott

Scott,

I understand how you feel. There are two possibilities that I can see right now. First, WotC is going forward with a license that will make publication of products under the GSL and the OGL impossible. This is the one hinted at in "the other thread." This option, when leaked, created a bit of a firestorm, and will be unduly harsh on publishers of non-d20 OGL products. Under this option, the delay in releasing the answers is a sign of bad news.

The second option is that WotC was going to do that and saw the reaction from the community (and also realized that the proposed license would unfairly hit publishers of non-d20 OGL product) and so has pulled the license back into legal to refine it so that it better achieves WotC's goal--namely not permitting publishers to make money from 3.5e while making money from 4e. The delay in responding to the questions then becomes a sign of good news, because you can't really answer questions until you know what your new improved GSL says.

Right now, I'm feeling very optimistic, and believe that option two will prevail.

--G

 

[Goobermunch]

It won't be this week for sure, sorry about that. But don't cancel the wedding yet!

I am hoping sooner rather than later, but it's not out of the realm of possibility that it won't be ready next week either.

Oh, and congrats. =)

Mike posted this on April 24. So we know it wasn't done between 4/21-4/25 (obviously). It's not outside of the realm of possibility that it won't be ready next week either. That would be between 4/28 and 5/2. So that gets us through Friday.

He has not said that it won't be available the week of 5/5. So, I'm hopeful we'll see it by then.

--G