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Comment: Re:Why even use installers... (Score 1) 338

by J_Darnley (#42094607) Attached to: A Gentle Rant About Software Development and Installers

Because they're better. With package manager it is usually "use this old version" or "compile from source". On occasion you get the rare third option of "add this repository of compiled binaries to your package manager" which is no different to downloading a random installer.

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+ - Pay What You Want from GOG.com->

Submitted by J_Darnley
J_Darnley writes "GOG.com are running a Pay What You Want special offer until 01:00 AM GMT on the 18th of October, 2012. On offer is the Divinity series, role playing games in a fantasy setting, all made and published by Larian Studios. The games being sold are: Divine Divinity (from 2002), Beyond Divinity (from 2004) and the coming Divinity 2: Developer's Cut (available on the 18th). As with other games sold by GOG you also get a wide variety of extras such as: soundtracks, wallpapers and of course a manual for each game. As an extra extra, for this occasion some behind-the-scenes videos will also be available after 15 000, 30 000, 45 000, 75 000 sales and after 150 000 "a special announcement where Larian Studios will reveal their next, super-secret upcoming project early". If you would like to buy it, you can do that here."
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Government

19,000 Emails Against and 0 In Favor of UK Draft Communications Bill 174

Posted by samzenpus
from the it-looks-close dept.
Qedward writes "Open source writer Glyn Moody discusses the Draft Communications Bill (aka Snooper's Charter) in the UK and how the Joint Parliamentary Committee that had been considering the bill received almost 19,000 emails during its consultation period. He notes: 'Out of 19,000 emails received by the Committee on the subject of the proposed Draft Communications Bill, not a single one was in favor of it, or even agreed with its premise. Has there ever been a bill so universally rejected by the public in a consultation? Clearly, it must be thrown out completely.'"

Comment: Not DRM? (Score 1) 274

by J_Darnley (#41240463) Attached to: EA Exec Won't Green Light Any Single Player-Only Games

"That isn't a DRM measure, it's due to the tight integration of multiplayer..."

Its nice that they can claim a legitimate sounding reason for it but it still sounds like DRM to me. The proof will be what happens when you cannot contact their servers while playing. If you get kicked out of the game then it is DRM!

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