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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 4042074" data-attributes="member: 2732">It's a grey line.&nbsp; Even though I know it's technically okay, I think if somebody spends a lot of time creating a variant system like True 20, for the hope of selling things at a profit, and somebody else wants to take all that work and put it on-line &quot;for free&quot;, that seems wrong, and I have a feeling a lot of people would agree with me.&nbsp; It's not cut and dried--it's sort of like obscenity laws, you can't clearly objectively define it.You're right Lizard.&nbsp; It is part of the license.&nbsp; However, this conflict between the people who want things to be &quot;free and open&quot; and those that want to make a profit on their hard work is probably why Wizards will be releasing a new license.&nbsp; I'm not saying it's altruism on Wizard's part, but I am understanding the key factors involved.&nbsp; Hopefully the GSL will allow others to close up this consequence.1 and 2 make a lot of sense from Wizards point of few.&nbsp; They really gave away too much, seeing it from their perspective.&nbsp;&nbsp; I see (2) as similar to franchise rights.&nbsp; You can buy your own McDonald's or KFC, but you are expected to follow their procedures and standards.&nbsp; Granted, this could be &quot;abused&quot;, but I think Wizards will want to have others use their license, so it will be a rare occurance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 4042074, member: 2732"] It's a grey line. Even though I know it's technically okay, I think if somebody spends a lot of time creating a variant system like True 20, for the hope of selling things at a profit, and somebody else wants to take all that work and put it on-line "for free", that seems wrong, and I have a feeling a lot of people would agree with me. It's not cut and dried--it's sort of like obscenity laws, you can't clearly objectively define it. You're right Lizard. It is part of the license. However, this conflict between the people who want things to be "free and open" and those that want to make a profit on their hard work is probably why Wizards will be releasing a new license. I'm not saying it's altruism on Wizard's part, but I am understanding the key factors involved. Hopefully the GSL will allow others to close up this consequence. 1 and 2 make a lot of sense from Wizards point of few. They really gave away too much, seeing it from their perspective. I see (2) as similar to franchise rights. You can buy your own McDonald's or KFC, but you are expected to follow their procedures and standards. Granted, this could be "abused", but I think Wizards will want to have others use their license, so it will be a rare occurance. [/QUOTE]

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