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Re:Valve says Steam users don't own a thing, GOG says its ga... by throwaway48476 on Friday October 11, 2024 @07:00PM (#41814720)
It's not just money. Some companies did DVD linux ports 10-15 years ago which haven't been installable in years. The linux environment isn't as stable as windows.
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Re:Valve says Steam users don't own a thing, GOG says its ga... by 0cf8612b2e1e on Friday October 11, 2024 @07:20PM (#41814895)
There are Linux releases on GOG which are not playable on a modern distribution without heroics. Too much churn in system libraries/dependencies/whatever.

The only way to ensure I have a working backup of a GOG installer is to download the Windows release even when Linux is an option.

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