Posted January 04, 2015
Rixasha: The one thing that I really cared bout GOG.com was DRM-free, nothing else. They said all the right things and I believed them. I supported them even when they didn't support me, and I recommended them to everyone. I thought the cause was of great importance, and that GOG was worthy.
Several times I bought things I couldn't make use of, because wine just wasn't good enough. But that was okay, I never burdened GOG.com with support tickets for this, because I had no delusions that what I was doing was supported. In time wine might get better and the games would be waiting for me, free of any artificial restrictions that could otherwise stand in my way. I could wait. And I was supporting GOG.com with my wallet while doing it.
Now, ironically thanks to wine not being good enough, it has been brought to my attention that this is no longer the case. Installer files have been deliberately crippled, by GOG, by means of encrypting them with a password, with the sole aim of restricting the customer to running just the supported, sanctioned, installer. Anything else is to be shut out by a digital barrier, placed by GOG, for this very purpose.
Digitally. Restrict. The customer.
Wine doesn't matter. Linux doesn't matter. This is the red line, and you crossed it. If you cannot see what this is, then nothing you have to say about DRM in the future will mean anything, because who even knows what it means in your world anymore.
Enter password.
what this does not make sense ? are you saying installer files are password protected ? how is this password check done ? online connection ? what if i forgot the password. Several times I bought things I couldn't make use of, because wine just wasn't good enough. But that was okay, I never burdened GOG.com with support tickets for this, because I had no delusions that what I was doing was supported. In time wine might get better and the games would be waiting for me, free of any artificial restrictions that could otherwise stand in my way. I could wait. And I was supporting GOG.com with my wallet while doing it.
Now, ironically thanks to wine not being good enough, it has been brought to my attention that this is no longer the case. Installer files have been deliberately crippled, by GOG, by means of encrypting them with a password, with the sole aim of restricting the customer to running just the supported, sanctioned, installer. Anything else is to be shut out by a digital barrier, placed by GOG, for this very purpose.
Digitally. Restrict. The customer.
Wine doesn't matter. Linux doesn't matter. This is the red line, and you crossed it. If you cannot see what this is, then nothing you have to say about DRM in the future will mean anything, because who even knows what it means in your world anymore.
Enter password.
i must have missed something related to linux time for a full forum readup