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<blockquote data-quote="Fractalwave" data-source="post: 406810" data-attributes="member: 6399"><p>Actually, Fluid developed E-tools from a completely separate license they purchased, I believe. That is the reason they do not play by the d20/OGL rules.</p><p></p><p>But the really funny thing about it is that unless they negotiate separate agreements with publishers who publish OGC using the OGL then they will need to be able to comply with the OGL as well in order to publish that same material through E-tools.</p><p></p><p>From a first glance, their product is not designed to do that and would most likely require a bit of a rewrite. And then they would be put into the same boat as the rest of us in working with WotC to verify OGL compliance.</p><p></p><p>E-tools is a tool to work with core data only. In that scope, it functions. Core data is what the rest of us aren't allowed to handle. So it's a trade-off. If you want to work within the core data and core rules only, buy E-tools. Otherwise, look elsewhere.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Fractalwave, post: 406810, member: 6399"] Actually, Fluid developed E-tools from a completely separate license they purchased, I believe. That is the reason they do not play by the d20/OGL rules. But the really funny thing about it is that unless they negotiate separate agreements with publishers who publish OGC using the OGL then they will need to be able to comply with the OGL as well in order to publish that same material through E-tools. From a first glance, their product is not designed to do that and would most likely require a bit of a rewrite. And then they would be put into the same boat as the rest of us in working with WotC to verify OGL compliance. E-tools is a tool to work with core data only. In that scope, it functions. Core data is what the rest of us aren't allowed to handle. So it's a trade-off. If you want to work within the core data and core rules only, buy E-tools. Otherwise, look elsewhere. [/QUOTE]
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