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How is GOG Galaxy Still Not On Linux? (notthesolution.substack.com)
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

~~Gog funds Heroic.~~

I actually think it's a fairly decent compromise (although I prefer Lutris), since Gog is clearly not interested in paying to maintain a Linux port.

EDIT: Wrong(ish)! See below.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Gog funds Heroic.

By some other means than affiliate link payouts? I'm not aware of any such arrangement, but if one exists, can you link some details about it?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I read it somewhere awhile ago. You're killing me asking for a source, goddamn.

EDIT: somewhat ironically, here's a Reddit thread where a developer says they are a part of the affiliate program, so, I don't know much funding that brings in. It sounds like a less formal arrangement than I was imagining: