IAmSinistar: HL included
a link to a post for a workaround. Basically as long as you unpack the game today, you can keep a ZIP of the directory afterwards. These games generally don't seem to need any path or registry info to work after that point.
DeMignon: Thanks for the info, there's always a way around ;-)
But as I feared, they force an online registration in the installation process. Don't like that, I gladly pass.
Well they promise all they do is check the date and that the product is currently on giveaway at the site... After which they simply extract the installer and start the installation. One can probably get the full DRM-FREE installer from a temp folder.
Also on the same matter, what should be the take on sharing DRM-FREE installers/already installed zips of free offered software?
I'm not talking about uploading to a file sharing platform, but is sharing free with your friends that just weren't there at that moment should be any different then grabbing an extra code from the humble giveaway? Even Steam allows somewhat sharing your library with your friends, and this on content you actually payed for.