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General discussionFuture GOG updater client as open source and the issue of turst.(149 posts)(149 posts)
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Posted June 06, 2014
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shmerl: Now that GOG confirmed that the updater client is coming (including for Linux) it's time to vote for it to be open source:

https://secure.gog.com/wishlist/site/release_the_future_gog_updater_client_as_open_source

I'll create a separate thread and request to make the API of the client open as well. In the worst case if GOG won't open their client, community can create an alternative one. Without an open API that would be much harder.
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gooberking: Can I ask for you to define specifically what you are requesting/hoping for? I'm not sure what the client being OS would accomplish. Partly because we don't really know anything about it.

I feel a bit more interested in the concept of an open API for it. More so if there was some sort of push to try and create with it some sort of open specification for doing a lot of the common client tasks like achievements and social feature data. Sort of an Open Document style thing so general client tasks could be abstracted, and client agnostic, as well as defining some language to talk amongst themselves. I doubt any other client makers really care about working towards such a thing or how viable such a thing would be.
Probably the same two things I want:

1. Source code I (or a Debian/Ubuntu package maintainer) can inspect and build myself to feel secure in the belief that it does exactly what it says on the can and nothing more.

2. The ability to patch away bugs and patch in features if we don't want to wait for GOG to do it.
Posted June 06, 2014
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gooberking: Can I ask for you to define specifically what you are requesting/hoping for? I'm not sure what the client being OS would accomplish. Partly because we don't really know anything about it.

I feel a bit more interested in the concept of an open API for it. More so if there was some sort of push to try and create with it some sort of open specification for doing a lot of the common client tasks like achievements and social feature data. Sort of an Open Document style thing so general client tasks could be abstracted, and client agnostic, as well as defining some language to talk amongst themselves. I doubt any other client makers really care about working towards such a thing or how viable such a thing would be.
See the related thread. I explain the reason why making the client open is a good thing. The main idea is improving trust. Running any closed clients to manage updates is always bad since no one can easily audit them outside GOG themselves. There is simply no reason to keep such clients closed.

See also:

* New request to document the protocol / API
* Forum thread for discussing the above.
Post edited June 06, 2014 by shmerl
Posted July 05, 2014
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shmerl: Now that GOG confirmed that the updater client is coming (including for Linux) it's time to vote for it to be open source:

https://secure.gog.com/wishlist/site/release_the_future_gog_updater_client_as_open_source

I'll create a separate thread and request to make the API of the client open as well. In the worst case if GOG won't open their client, community can create an alternative one. Without an open API that would be much harder.
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gooberking: Can I ask for you to define specifically what you are requesting/hoping for? I'm not sure what the client being OS would accomplish. Partly because we don't really know anything about it.

I feel a bit more interested in the concept of an open API for it. More so if there was some sort of push to try and create with it some sort of open specification for doing a lot of the common client tasks like achievements and social feature data. Sort of an Open Document style thing so general client tasks could be abstracted, and client agnostic, as well as defining some language to talk amongst themselves. I doubt any other client makers really care about working towards such a thing or how viable such a thing would be.
Fenixp says it best.
Posted July 05, 2014
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Future_Suture: Fenixp says it best.
Thanks for the aknowledgement, but I'd say you're a bit late to the party :-P Actually, if keep to the party analogy, you're now the drunk who downed three bottles of whiskey and is somehow still standing, talking to himself long after everybody went home.
Post edited July 05, 2014 by Fenixp
Posted July 05, 2014
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Future_Suture: Fenixp says it best.
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Fenixp: Thanks for the aknowledgement, but I'd say you're a bit late to the party :-P Actually, if keep to the party analogy, you're now the drunk who downed three bottles of whiskey and is somehow still standing, talking to himself long after everybody went home.
Ahhh, I got the dates all mixed up. Whatever, doesn't matter, people need to be clued up.
Posted July 05, 2014
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Future_Suture: Fenixp says it best.
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Fenixp: Thanks for the aknowledgement, but I'd say you're a bit late to the party :-P Actually, if keep to the party analogy, you're now the drunk who downed three bottles of whiskey and is somehow still standing, talking to himself long after everybody went home.
I agree that this matter is far from over. So even if people "went home" they should be reminded again :)
Posted July 13, 2014
This seems rather relevant.
Posted July 13, 2014
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Future_Suture: This seems rather relevant.
Yes. Quite expected I'd say.
Posted July 16, 2014
As linux user i will very happy if we have open source launcher/loader.
Posted July 16, 2014
I currently don't use GOG much, mostly because it doesn't have a linux client.

If it had a linux client I'd certainly use it far more often!

I agree than an open source client and updater would be a bold gesture and likely have a number of beneficial results.

To restate: I'll use the software whether it is FOSS or not. I think GOG would benefit greatly from it being FOSS.
Posted July 16, 2014
Open Source is a good thing, do it!
That would be a big advantage over Steam.
Posted July 16, 2014
Big YES for open source of the client. It would be a great advantage over other services and increase the level of trust!
Posted July 16, 2014
Yes, Galaxy should be FOSS! (Linux client would be a plus... :D)
One thing against Steam, so many perks!
Posted July 16, 2014
+1 for FOSS client. It worked well for Desura, so it might for GOG too. :)
Posted July 16, 2014
Yeah baby, open source is always better.
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