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<blockquote data-quote="Zil" data-source="post: 5100521" data-attributes="member: 20004">Nah, I see what Paizo has done as being analogous to a forked open source software project.&nbsp; WoTC converted the main project to closed source plus they made many significant and controversial (to many) changes, so Paizo forked the 3.5 OGL version to keep the original project alive.&nbsp; Why should they move away their own fork if their goal was to keep the OGL alive so they could keep producing the kinds of adventures they like for the system that they like?&nbsp; It would be like the openSSH software project deciding to abandon their version of ssh just because they were not the original creators/owners of ssh.&nbsp; Why should they?&nbsp; Openssh is an extremely successful project.&nbsp; Pathfinder also seems to be very successful for Paizo so why should they change that winning formula?Does this mean they are destined to be as large as Wizards of the Coast?&nbsp; Who knows?&nbsp; I suspect probably not, but lots of things can change over time.&nbsp; I'm amazed with how much Paizo's footprint in the hobby has grown in a very short amount of time.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Zil, post: 5100521, member: 20004"] Nah, I see what Paizo has done as being analogous to a forked open source software project. WoTC converted the main project to closed source plus they made many significant and controversial (to many) changes, so Paizo forked the 3.5 OGL version to keep the original project alive. Why should they move away their own fork if their goal was to keep the OGL alive so they could keep producing the kinds of adventures they like for the system that they like? It would be like the openSSH software project deciding to abandon their version of ssh just because they were not the original creators/owners of ssh. Why should they? Openssh is an extremely successful project. Pathfinder also seems to be very successful for Paizo so why should they change that winning formula? Does this mean they are destined to be as large as Wizards of the Coast? Who knows? I suspect probably not, but lots of things can change over time. I'm amazed with how much Paizo's footprint in the hobby has grown in a very short amount of time. [/QUOTE]

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