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<blockquote data-quote="aramis erak" data-source="post: 8514948" data-attributes="member: 6779310">Actually, the 5E SRD is OGL 1.0a, not just DM's Guild. DM's Guild allows more of the core to be used, as the SRD is trimmed. One can use the SRD without using DM's Guild - which Wyvern and Onyx Path have both done... (SG-1 and Pugmire, respectively.) What the SRD only route won't do is let you do is indicate compatibility. But you don't give up a percentage to WotC, either.The Free Open Source Software movement has a lot of stuff used by closed source programs, with lots of disclaimers... and source that cannot compile to the released gameThe Tabletop Open License field has not had that happen much. Then again, in the US, the open license is only to the copyright text, as the mechanics are not protected. (France and Germany do protect the rules, not just the wording. Some others, as well. The US is fairly unusual in &quot;not protecting the rules&quot; trumping copyright, but it's blackletter that a rule which cannot be reworded isn't protectable, either.) Most legitimately add material to the Open License. A lot of open license stuff, both software and tabletop, is lousy. What it adds isn't worth keeping. But adhering to the license is a good deed. And the making available of stuff that is worthwhile? That's a better good deed.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="aramis erak, post: 8514948, member: 6779310"] Actually, the 5E SRD is OGL 1.0a, not just DM's Guild. DM's Guild allows more of the core to be used, as the SRD is trimmed. One can use the SRD without using DM's Guild - which Wyvern and Onyx Path have both done... (SG-1 and Pugmire, respectively.) What the SRD only route won't do is let you do is indicate compatibility. But you don't give up a percentage to WotC, either. The Free Open Source Software movement has a lot of stuff used by closed source programs, with lots of disclaimers... and source that cannot compile to the released game The Tabletop Open License field has not had that happen much. Then again, in the US, the open license is only to the copyright text, as the mechanics are not protected. (France and Germany do protect the rules, not just the wording. Some others, as well. The US is fairly unusual in "not protecting the rules" trumping copyright, but it's blackletter that a rule which cannot be reworded isn't protectable, either.) Most legitimately add material to the Open License. A lot of open license stuff, both software and tabletop, is lousy. What it adds isn't worth keeping. But adhering to the license is a good deed. And the making available of stuff that is worthwhile? That's a better good deed. [/QUOTE]

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