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<blockquote data-quote="griff_goodbeard" data-source="post: 4125847" data-attributes="member: 30572">I've got zero vested interest in the GSL, but for some reason I find this topic fascinating, so I thought I'd chime in again.&nbsp; From what I've gathered from this thread and others dealing with this topic is that back when 3.0 was dawning and the OGL was being hammered out initially that a handshake agreement existed between WotC and several of the prominent 3rd party publishers that allowed them to begin working on material even before the OGL was finalized.&nbsp; Is this the case or am I mistaken?If so, it seem there is no such &quot;gentleman's agreement&quot; this time around.&nbsp; I find this curious, especially since (at least on the surface), it seems the OGL was a great success, and from what I've read here on ENworld there doesn't seem to be any acrimony between WotC and Paizo, Necromancy, ect.&nbsp; I was wondering if this is attributable to a change in the management philosophy at WotC, or perhaps it's it's due to the nature of the GSL?&nbsp; Another thought I had was that perhaps WotC still isn't sure what it wants to make &quot;open&quot; and what it wants to protect; and are erring on the side of caution till they get it hammered out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="griff_goodbeard, post: 4125847, member: 30572"] I've got zero vested interest in the GSL, but for some reason I find this topic fascinating, so I thought I'd chime in again. From what I've gathered from this thread and others dealing with this topic is that back when 3.0 was dawning and the OGL was being hammered out initially that a handshake agreement existed between WotC and several of the prominent 3rd party publishers that allowed them to begin working on material even before the OGL was finalized. Is this the case or am I mistaken? If so, it seem there is no such "gentleman's agreement" this time around. I find this curious, especially since (at least on the surface), it seems the OGL was a great success, and from what I've read here on ENworld there doesn't seem to be any acrimony between WotC and Paizo, Necromancy, ect. I was wondering if this is attributable to a change in the management philosophy at WotC, or perhaps it's it's due to the nature of the GSL? Another thought I had was that perhaps WotC still isn't sure what it wants to make "open" and what it wants to protect; and are erring on the side of caution till they get it hammered out. [/QUOTE]

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