Cheers Liam. ^_^

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Quoting: GustyGhostI have had some luck in the past with directly emailing developers about GOG builds. In both instances, they ended up available on GOG within the following week.

That was my first recourse, yeah. Never got a response though.

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I am just going to use this as ANOTHER opportunity to complain about the fact the Linux release of the Penumbra Collection is still not on GOG.com as of the time of this posting. It is quite annoying that I am still reliant on my old Desura copy of the game. Please get on this already Frictional. Your support for Linux and DRM Free gaming in every other respect is top notch.

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Quoting: ExpalphalogBeen playing Hard West this week. Love it. The combat is challenging, the infiltration mode is great, and the storylines are top notch. It does tend to crash when finishing missions for the first time which is frustrating unless you remember to quicksave before completing the last objective.

Which of course was not an option when I was playing it... :whistle:

https://www.gamingonlinux.com/articles/some-thoughts-on-hard-west.9327

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Quoting: CreakOn the other hand, Linux changed a lot in the recent years in becoming a more mature gaming platform. But the differences between 3 years ago and now are still huge (which is great!), but it doesn't help when you try to support this platform.

Can I have some elaboration on this? I am not saying it is not true, but from where I am standing, I have not seen much change in the last five years to how my setup functions. I have been in a fairly sweet spot for awhile now. Granted, five years ago is about as long as it has been since I have changed my hardware.

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Nice to see more Unreal Engine 4 games sitting in my wishlist. It is about time... :whistle:

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Considering that I actually end up invoking quite a few games through the terminal, especially games I am playing through WINE, "clicking" is not always the right action verb for me. ;)

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Thanks to Bandcamp having the FCK DRM seal of a approval I got an account there and bought a couple of Stan Ridgway albums. So I guess I have just proved the whole initiative a success.

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Quoting: SalvatosAm I a poser for not going full Stallman? If so I don't give a damn, these are my opinions, choices and preferences and I'm not trying to conform to anyone's model of who deserves free software.

Even Stallman does not conform to the "full Stallman" strawman:

Quoting: Richard StallmanHowever, if you're going to use these games, you're better off using them on GNU/Linux rather than on Microsoft Windows. At least you avoid the harm to your freedom that Windows would do. Thus, in direct practical terms, this development can do both harm and good. It might encourage GNU/Linux users to install these games, and it might encourage users of the games to replace Windows with GNU/Linux. My guess is that the direct good effect will be bigger than the direct harm.

https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/nonfree-games.en.html [External Link]

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Quoting: EikeWhile there's different reasons people don't want to do that, there's at least (!) one very good one: People should refrain from doing stuff in the command line they don't understand. And no, most people don't know, don't care and shouldn't need to care about 'compiling'.

This actually feeds into a wider point I was thinking on while reading Jason's articles. The reason why people feel that using a GUI is easier than the command line is that in order to use the terminal effectively you do by and large have to have a more intimate knowledge of the system you a managing.

GUIs by their very nature obscure things to the point that they are easier to fudge, and for most users that is more than good enough. Experienced users don't just gravitate to the console because they are masochists, but because once you have that knowledge it is often the simplest way to do things. And simple is a synonym for easy.

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