My google fu is failing me I'm wondering if there was any announcement that pathfinder is moving away from the OGL model?
I noticed Ultimate Wilderness is not flagged as an OGL and that there doesn't seem to have been an open playtest like the other books? (I hadn't really been following new books for a while so if this is answered I apologize)
The title page of the book does say:
Open Game Content: Except for material designated as Product Identity (see above), the game mechanics of this Paizo game product are Open Game Content, as defined in the Open Game License version 1.0a, Section 1(d). No portion of this work other than the material designated as Open Game Content may be reproduced in any form without written permission.
And the back cover still has the 3.5/OGL Compatible icon. So not sure what you are talking about it not being flagged as OGL.
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In order for Pathfinder to stop being OGL, it'd also have to stop being Pathfinder. OGL is a share-alike (viral) license in that once you start using it, you can't stop. Derivative works of other OGL things requires that you make your work OGL. In order for Pathfinder to stop being OGL, they'd have to publish a new edition which does not use anything taken from 3.5/5e OGL.
Having an open playtest is not a requirement of the OGL.
whats an ogl
Open Gaming License. It is what allows third-party publishers and everyone else to freely make material for Pathfinder. In fact, it is what allows Pathfinder to exist in the first place - most of the core material is copied directly from 3.5 Dungeons and Dragons Open Content.
Without the OGL, there would be no Pathfinder.
I noticed in the description page on the store it didn't have the (OGL) in brackets like the other books.
Thanks for the quick answer.
Probably just habit to add "PFRPG" rather than "OGL" on the part of the webstore folks.