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The drm-free tag on WindowsForum.com covers discussions about digital rights management-free software, primarily focusing on GOG.com's DRM-free game storefront and its strategic pivot toward Linux after criticism of Windows quality. Topics include building DRM-free offline music libraries, GOG's weekend sales and Windows 7 compatibility, and technical issues like saved searches for DRM-free files or game installation problems. Recurring themes involve ownership, preservation, and platform diversity, with practical advice for managing DRM-free media collections.
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    GOG pivots to Linux after calling Windows poor quality DRM free

    GOG’s new leadership has delivered one of the bluntest assessments of Windows in years — calling it “poor‑quality software” — and announced a clear pivot toward Linux that could reshape how the DRM‑free storefront serves retro gamers, handheld users, and preservationists going forward...
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    GOG's New Owner Slams Windows and Charts a DRM Free Linux Path

    GOG’s new owner delivered one of the bluntest public rebukes of Microsoft’s desktop operating system in years — calling Windows “such poor-quality software and product” and saying he “can’t believe it” — remarks that arrived the same week the DRM‑free storefront regained independence under...
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    How to Build a Durable DRM Free Offline Music Library: Step by Step

    I rebuilt my offline music library from the ground up, and after months of living with it I can say this with confidence: owning a curated collection of DRM‑free files is quieter, faster, and more reliable than streaming — and it also restores a sense of ownership and control most listeners have...
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    GoG.com holds weekend sale and improves Windows 7 compatiblity

    Filed under: Downloads GoG.com is holding its usual weekend sales event now and the DRM-free PC game web site is offering four adventure games for 50 percent off their normal GoG.com price for the next few days. You can get The Journeyman Project 2 for just $2.99, while The Longest Journey , Tex...
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    Windows 7 Update a saved search?

    I have a saved search that scans my music folder for DRM-free songs, i was expecting it to update and add more songs to the search as they were added to the music folder, however this is not the case, is there a way to make it this way?
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    Windows 7 Broken Sword games

    Well, I thought I'd try the old Broken Sword games again, for the pure nostalgic fun of it... Everything went well at first, Shadow of the Templars (BS1) and The Smoking Mirror (BS2) are working fine in ScummVM. Broken Sword 2.5 installed without a hitch and runs perfectly fine as well. But...
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    • adventure compatibility drm-free error message game issues gaming gaming setup gog installation iso nostalgia old games ripping scummvm sword system stability troubleshooting virtual drive windows 7
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    • Forum: Windows Games
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