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How is GOG Galaxy Still Not On Linux? (notthesolution.substack.com)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago* (last edited 18 hours ago) (1 children)

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:

[–] [email protected] 6 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, that's what I thought: It's just affiliate linking (aka marketing) that any app can use, not a partnership between Heroic and GOG. Thanks for following up and confirming it.

Quoting /u/imLinguin in the post you linked:

Heroic dev here. We are just part of the affiliate program since we help people access GOG on Linux easier. There is nothing more, so there is no need for official announcements from the GOG side.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 13 hours ago

I'm glad you called me out on that. It's easy to misremember when we are just constantly bombarded w information.

Anyways, it would be a good compromise, imo.

Curious what Gog's actual hang up is, since the Steamdeck's picking up so much momentum.