Dominion Rules Licence
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The Dominion Rules Licence (or DRL) is the open gaming
licence under which the Dominion Rules
role-playing game system
is distributed. It is notable for being one of the earliest examples of an open gaming
licence, predating the better known Open Game License.
The main right licensees grant under the DRL is the right of others to copy, modify and distribute any modifications to Dominion Rules a licensee makes.
These provisions resemble those found in many open source
licences.
2.0 was released in 2002.
The current version of the DRL is 2.0. It closely resembles version 1.1 but has been simplified in some respects. DRL v. 2.0 is the version under which Dominion Rules
3.0 was released in 2008.
Open gaming
Open gaming is the movement within the role-playing game industry that is somewhat similar to the open source movement. The key aspect is that authors give recipients of works covered by copyright a license to certain rights, such as the right to make copies or the right to create derivative...
licence under which the Dominion Rules
Dominion Rules
Dominion Rules is a role-playing game system for historical and fantasy role-playing. DR is notable in the history of role-playing games for being one of the first RPGs, perhaps the very first, to be released under an open source licence, known as the Dominion Rules Licence...
role-playing game system
Role-playing game system
A role-playing game system is a set of game mechanics used in a role-playing game to determine the outcome of a character's in-game actions...
is distributed. It is notable for being one of the earliest examples of an open gaming
Open gaming
Open gaming is the movement within the role-playing game industry that is somewhat similar to the open source movement. The key aspect is that authors give recipients of works covered by copyright a license to certain rights, such as the right to make copies or the right to create derivative...
licence, predating the better known Open Game License.
Legal provisions
The main rights granted by the DRL are (1) the right to distribute Dominion Rules, (2) the right to modify Dominion Rules, (3) the rights to create and distribute "Larger Works" and "Compatible Works".The main right licensees grant under the DRL is the right of others to copy, modify and distribute any modifications to Dominion Rules a licensee makes.
These provisions resemble those found in many open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
licences.
Versions
Version 1.1 of the DRL is the most prominent previous version. It was under this version of the DRL that Dominion RulesDominion Rules
Dominion Rules is a role-playing game system for historical and fantasy role-playing. DR is notable in the history of role-playing games for being one of the first RPGs, perhaps the very first, to be released under an open source licence, known as the Dominion Rules Licence...
2.0 was released in 2002.
The current version of the DRL is 2.0. It closely resembles version 1.1 but has been simplified in some respects. DRL v. 2.0 is the version under which Dominion Rules
Dominion Rules
Dominion Rules is a role-playing game system for historical and fantasy role-playing. DR is notable in the history of role-playing games for being one of the first RPGs, perhaps the very first, to be released under an open source licence, known as the Dominion Rules Licence...
3.0 was released in 2008.