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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Zappo" data-source="post: 552747" data-attributes="member: 633"><p>Bear in mind that the largest part of D20's success was that it included D&D - the most popular RPG of all, by far. There already were a few open systems before D20, but they haven't had much success (not in comparison to the big closed systems). Also, it isn't true that products made by gamers are generally high quality. Fact is, products made by gamers generally suck, it's just that there are so many of them and the best ones are the ones which become famous while the rest are quickly forgotten. The people who work on Linux and medium-to-big GPL programs are generally computer professionals, or in any case people who have a huge experience in programming. People who spend 8 hours/day or more doing computer stuff, I mean. OTOH, few gamers are pros. The vast majority know how to play and how to DM, but that's an entirely different thing from actually writing material.</p></blockquote><p></p>