discuss: Open Game Source License

[Tig]

The name of the license is not important and can change, however the
reason for the word order is this. 

Open Source Game License (to me) implies that the license is for a game
that is open source. The license is for the data files or components,
not the game. 

Open Game Source License (again, to me) implies that the license is for
a game source data that is publicly available. Maybe Open Source Game
Data License would be clearer? 

-Tig

On Fri, 19 Jul 2002 17:38:38 -0400
Randy Kramer <rhkramer at fast.net> wrote:

> Tig scripsit:
> > Request for assistance and (hopefully) approval of the ..::LvL Open
> > Game Source License (OGSL). A sample of the license can be found at
> > the following URL's:
> 
> Just my $.02 from the peanut gallery, but why Open Game Source
> License, why not Open Source Game License.  Are you intentionally
> conveying some different indication than that this is intended to be
> an Open Source license for games?.
> 
> Which word does open modify -- source or game?
> 
> Just $.02.
> 
> Randy Kramer
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