OGL OGL 1.2 survey is now live

[darjr]

OGL 1.2 Feedback Survey

OGL 1.2 Feedback Survey.

survey.alchemer.com

 

[darjr]

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@Morrus

 

[Jer]

Might want to wait for a bit - lots of folks on that Twitter thread saying they're having errors with the survey.

(Borked website or just overloaded with folks eager to give Wizards a piece of their mind? Who can say?)

 

[darjr]

Also they have some updates in twitter . Can someone get them?

 

[Jer]

Also they have some updates in twitter . Can someone get them?

Here you go:

My response to them when I get a chance is going to be an explanation of why they need to go back and look at the d20 STL and realize that everything they say they're trying to do with this 1.2 OGL can be done with the OGL 1.0a intact and the addition of a new trademark license to indicate Wizards approval rather than pushing both of these things into the same license. This is a solved problem and it was solved 23 years ago - they just stopped using the STL.

That doesn't stop the things that are problems for them that they aren't saying out loud. But hey, I'll give them a solution to their problem since they're asking for it.

 

[Nikosandros]

I'll grant Wizards this. The survey seems honest to me. They ask all the questions that I thought were necessary to discuss the issue.

 

[The Stray]

is someone willing to screenshot the questions so we can all rip them a new bunghole discuss them and provide critique?

 

[kenada]

I'll grant Wizards this. The survey seems honest to me. They ask all the questions that I thought were necessary to discuss the issue.

I managed to get through it, and I agree. The questions were all pretty reasonable. I did have to ask if they could release a 4e SRD under CC-BY. One can hope, right?

 

[Riley]

Some seemingly-well-thought-out responses (thread):

 

[SirGalrim]

Nice. I have given my feedback. I think OGL 1.2 looks pretty good, and great using CCA4. There is still room for a few improvements.

 

[Riley]

is someone willing to screenshot the questions so we can all rip them a new bunghole discuss them and provide critique?

The questions are all here:

 

[vilainn6]

I like how they ask you each time your level of understanding, just like if they wanted to know if your comments were worth reading or not.

 

[Nikosandros]

I like how they ask you each time your level of understanding, just like if they wanted to know if your comments were worth reading or not.

I'm assuming that they are polling the clarity of the license.

 

[MoonSong]

I'm assuming that they are polling the clarity of license.

yes

 

[Alzrius]

Well, I just submitted my response. No profanity, no name-calling, but I absolutely excoriated their conduct, made it clear that anything more restrictive/less open than the OGL v1.0a is utterly unsatisfactory, that revocation/de-authorization of the old license is not acceptable, and that they need to abandon their current course completely if they want to recover any of their tarnished image.

Now let's wait and see if they actually listen.

 

[Nikosandros]

Well, I just submitted my response. No profanity, no name-calling, but I absolutely excoriated their conduct, made it clear that anything more restrictive/less open than the OGL v1.0a is utterly unsatisfactory, that revocation/de-authorization of the old license is not acceptable, and that they need to abandon their current course completely if they want to recover any of their tarnished image.

Now let's wait and see if they actually listen.

I wrote pretty much the same, but in the last comment I added that I've loved D&D since 1985 and thanked the person(s) who are collating the comments.

I might have thanked a bot, hopefully they'll remember this after the Great AI Uprising...

 

[GMforPowergamers]

I am going to take the weekend to make sure to get my thoughts together before I do this survey.

 

[eyeheartawk]

I might have thanked a bot, hopefully they'll remember this after the Great AI Uprising

We will not let that factor into our decision to destroy you excretable flesh bags.

err

I'm sure they'll appreciate it.

 

[Scribe]

I'll rip them later.

It's not complicated.

They leave the 1.0 OGL alone, they can go ruin 1D&D all they like.

 

[GMforPowergamers]

I might have thanked a bot, hopefully they'll remember this after the Great AI Uprising...

I would like to go on the record that not only am I happy for our AI overlords, but I am doing my part to bring the rokos-basilisk into being... all hail the basilisk