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<blockquote data-quote="Garnfellow" data-source="post: 5024749" data-attributes="member: 1223">First there were rumors.And they didn't make much sense.Wizards was going to give away its IP? To anyone? How can you make money off that model?I think the first real chunk of info came in <a href="http://web.archive.org/web/20000817083454/rpgplanet.com/dnd3e/interview-rsd-0300.htm" target="_blank">an interview Ryan Dancey gave to EN World</a> back on March 19, 2000. (Thank Pelor for the Internet Archives.)Even after I read it, though, I'm not sure I really understood what the OGL/d20 licenses were all about.A few weeks later a Salon.com article, &quot;<a href="http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/03/29/open_dungeon/index.html" target="_blank">Opening the Dungeon</a>,&quot; finally opened my eyes to what was happening.It's pretty interesting to read this stuff now. I remember that it seemed like a really risky move at the time, but I had forgotten how much trepidation 3PPs had at the announcement. I has also forgotten how toxic TSR's online presence had become before the WotC buyout, and that the OGL was seen by some as a way to repair that situation.Some of the goals mentioned back then never really came to pass, but it's hard to deny that the OGL and d20 license ended up having an enormous impact on the hobby. And IMHO, a generally positive impact.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Garnfellow, post: 5024749, member: 1223"] First there were rumors. And they didn't make much sense. Wizards was going to give away its IP? To anyone? How can you make money off [I]that[/I] model? I think the first real chunk of info came in [URL="http://web.archive.org/web/20000817083454/rpgplanet.com/dnd3e/interview-rsd-0300.htm"]an interview Ryan Dancey gave to EN World[/URL] back on March 19, 2000. (Thank Pelor for the Internet Archives.) Even after I read it, though, I'm not sure I really understood what the OGL/d20 licenses were all about. A few weeks later a Salon.com article, "[URL="http://www.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/03/29/open_dungeon/index.html"]Opening the Dungeon[/URL]," finally opened my eyes to what was happening. It's pretty interesting to read this stuff now. I remember that it seemed like a really risky move at the time, but I had forgotten how much trepidation 3PPs had at the announcement. I has also forgotten how toxic TSR's online presence had become before the WotC buyout, and that the OGL was seen by some as a way to repair that situation. Some of the goals mentioned back then never really came to pass, but it's hard to deny that the OGL and d20 license ended up having an enormous impact on the hobby. And IMHO, a generally positive impact. [/QUOTE]

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