So..um..how's that GSL coming along?

[Raven Crowking]

So to answer your question I don't know an ETA but my desire is not soon enough. I hate have to regularly post these lame excuse, tail between my legs responses

Thanks for the response. It sounds just a slight bit complicated.



RC

 

[thundershot]

So, is that $10 bucks being forwarded via paypal?


Hey, I just realized Scott is a community supporter....

...and I just realized mine must have expired! :O



Chris

 

[Simon Atavax]

IANAL, but as I understand it the GSL applies to publishers only. Fans should be able to do pretty much what ever they want, as long as they don't sell it. Now, I know there is supposed to be a 'fan web-site' document in the works, but I'm not sure how they can restrict what goes on 'behind closed doors', so to speak.

Absolutely. What consenting gamers do in the privacy of their bedchambers is no one's business but their own!

 

[El Mahdi]

Absolutely. What consenting gamers do in the privacy of their bedchambers is no one's business but their own!

Oh, so you read that book too; In the Bedroom: 101 Uses for a D20.

 

[Jack99]

They can very well have their lawyers send a cease and desist letter, and unless you have the resources to pay for lawyers and fight it, you pretty much don't have an option. In all fairness though, I don't think I've heard of any real incidents where WoTC has sent cease and desist letters to fansites although I may be wrong (now TSR was another matter entirely).

Never heard it brought up on the boards, and this is the sort of thing that would be brought forth every single time if it did happen.

Oh, so you read that book too; In the Bedroom: 101 Uses for a D20.

 

[darjr]

Hey Scott, thanks man.

 

[Truth Seeker]

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Still waiting on the BREAKING NEWS.



Still wating...

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Oh....

-Dentist appointment shows up on calendar-

We return you to normal posting.

 

[Umbran]

I hope Hasbro announces some real WotC management shake ups. I don't mean another round of cost-cutting terminations, but rather an installation of folks who can set expectations, release product on time and with quality, and communicate this effectively. Scotty, that means sayonara to you and your band of misfits.

Nothing personal, dude...

The ideas "you suck at your job so bad you should lose your means of financial support" and "nothing personal" are mutually exclusive.

Mr. Rouse and WotC are not beyond critique, but we expect you to conduct that critique politely, and with respect for the fact that there's a real live person at the other end.

The Golden Rule applies, folks.

 

[El Mahdi]

Man this is a tough room.

 

[I'm A Banana]

Personally, trying to avoid "copy & paste publishing," while an admirable goal on the surface, seems to be more trouble than it's worth.

I mean, where's the competition, here? There were a few 3e products that did the copy-and-paste thing extensively, but they either did very new things as well (like Arcana Unearthed), or were mere format shifts (the Pocket SRD), both of which weren't products anyone at Wizards seemed to have much of an interest in making. They filled a void, and I'd be more than a little surprised to hear the people who bought those products not already owning a PHB/DMG/MM or at least using the online SRD extensively.

I dunno. I'm sure WotC has better information than me, so perhaps I'm just skeptical. It seems to me that a lot of hassle over what, exactly, constitutes "redefinition," is something no one really has to go through, unless AU or the Pocket SRD was some huge looming threat during 3e that I was totally unaware of.

Then again, maybe this is designed to protect the online side of the business...so that if someone could copy/paste, someone could put the text of the books online, for free, with rules, and this would eat into the appeal for things like the D&D Compendium (even moreso if the GSL allows for future products to be used). So it's less about the threat that occurred in the past, and more about ensuring that WotC is the only place you can get this information...

...hm...that raises my personal "Corporate Feudalism" gag reflex, and it disappoints me, but I grudgingly grant that it's not unreasonable. Just sort of against the philosophy of the SRD/OGL, which is sad.

Anyway, good to hear that progress is being made, reagardless of what it pans out to be.