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Message: <blockquote data-quote="wingsandsword" data-source="post: 8899257" data-attributes="member: 14159">It's about an open-source license being able to be voided because it didn't have the word "irrevocable" in it, because it was written years before "irrevocable" was commonly used in the wording of these licenses.D&D and Pathfinder?  That's small time compared to the implication of the suit as precedent.  The OGL has very similar wording to the GPL 2.0 (which it was largely based on), which is a license from the same era that has a lot of old code licensed under it. . .including portions of the Linux kernel.The Linux kernel is a key part of computing infrastructure used in all sorts of applications for most non-Windows computing roles.  For example, the Android mobile OS uses the Linux kernel, so do most server OS's out there.If a court ruled that the OGL could be unilaterally rescinded because it lacked the word "irrevocable", that hypothetically puts the software running the bulk of servers across the internet, and every single Android phone, in legal risk because the licensing for the code they use could be revoked if the right party wanted to do so for any reason.Hypothetically, the case could be absolutely seismic in its legal implications way beyond D&D. . .and THAT's why SCOTUS might rule on it, the broader implications could be catastrophic for the entire tech industry.</blockquote>