▲ 203 ▼ GOG confirm they are working towards GOG Galaxy on Linux (www.gamingonlinux.com) submitted 2 months ago by cm0002@mander.xyz to c/linux@programming.dev 15 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Kaligalis@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago (4 children) But why? Just contribute to Heroic instead. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] sicktriple@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago (3 children) Because money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Ptsf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Probably just want to be able to control the user experience honestly. It's sort of what your average "consumer" expects. Maybe they could fork Heroic, but I don't really think that benefits either party long term, but I'm not super intimate on the long term life cycles of open source projects, perhaps there would be enough overlap still to offer good opportunities for up streaming despite the difference in design direction. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kaligalis@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) They want to spend more money on their own launcher instead of just profiting from the existing FOSS one? Couldn't they just buy some irrevocable licenses of ancient games to actually enable eternal preservation instead? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sicktriple@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago I didn't say they were smart permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sicktriple@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago (3 children) Because money permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] Ptsf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Probably just want to be able to control the user experience honestly. It's sort of what your average "consumer" expects. Maybe they could fork Heroic, but I don't really think that benefits either party long term, but I'm not super intimate on the long term life cycles of open source projects, perhaps there would be enough overlap still to offer good opportunities for up streaming despite the difference in design direction. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Kaligalis@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) They want to spend more money on their own launcher instead of just profiting from the existing FOSS one? Couldn't they just buy some irrevocable licenses of ancient games to actually enable eternal preservation instead? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sicktriple@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago I didn't say they were smart permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ptsf@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago Probably just want to be able to control the user experience honestly. It's sort of what your average "consumer" expects. Maybe they could fork Heroic, but I don't really think that benefits either party long term, but I'm not super intimate on the long term life cycles of open source projects, perhaps there would be enough overlap still to offer good opportunities for up streaming despite the difference in design direction. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kaligalis@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) They want to spend more money on their own launcher instead of just profiting from the existing FOSS one? Couldn't they just buy some irrevocable licenses of ancient games to actually enable eternal preservation instead? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] sicktriple@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago I didn't say they were smart permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sicktriple@programming.dev 0 points 2 months ago I didn't say they were smart permalink fedilink source parent