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<blockquote data-quote="GMSkarka" data-source="post: 2773881" data-attributes="member: 763">....and there you have it, folks.&nbsp; &nbsp; The wall at which point further debate is useless.&nbsp; The pro-Wiki folks actually believe this, and, like any matter of Faith, there is no point in debating it.They've ignored the fact that this will most damage the publishers who are generous with OGC declarations....the very sort of publisher they prefer to those with more complicated and restrictive declarations.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Those of us with 100% open products will have to change our policies, and release product that only opens the minimum of material as required by the license....it's a no brainer:&nbsp; Publishers who do that are not hurt by the Wiki, and the sales lost to the very few customers to whom such declarations matter are MUCH less than the sales lost to the entirety of your product being made available for free.What kills me is that they don't see what they're doing.&nbsp;&nbsp; They'll create the very sort of declarations they despise.&nbsp;&nbsp; Of course, I doubt the Wiki will happen, either way---the &quot;give me everything for free&quot; crowd isn't known for their nose-to-the-grindstone work ethic....and make no mistake, organizing this thing, confirming OGL compliance, etc., will be a TON of work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GMSkarka, post: 2773881, member: 763"] ....and there you have it, folks. The wall at which point further debate is useless. The pro-Wiki folks actually believe this, and, like any matter of Faith, there is no point in debating it. They've ignored the fact that this will most damage the publishers who are generous with OGC declarations....the very sort of publisher they prefer to those with more complicated and restrictive declarations. Those of us with 100% open products will have to change our policies, and release product that only opens the minimum of material as required by the license....it's a no brainer: Publishers who do that are not hurt by the Wiki, and the sales lost to the very few customers to whom such declarations matter are MUCH less than the sales lost to the entirety of your product being made available for free. What kills me is that they don't see what they're doing. They'll create the very sort of declarations they despise. Of course, I doubt the Wiki will happen, either way---the "give me everything for free" crowd isn't known for their nose-to-the-grindstone work ethic....and make no mistake, organizing this thing, confirming OGL compliance, etc., will be a TON of work. [/QUOTE]

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