Compiling their own tool for linux (ie advancing cross-platform support) is not "fragmentation".

Disagree, but that's fine. Only so many users, attention, etc. Heroic will probably see degradation.

They're entirely welcome to do this, I just think there's room for more opportunity with combined/open effort. Idealistic? Sure.

I'd be remiss if I didn't mention that doing nothing remains an option.

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freehorse 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Obligatory xkcd

https://xkcd.com/927/

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bravetraveler 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Yea. Good and bad, I'm exhausted from such a diverse userspace. The fragmentation argument goes back to the creation of 'init'.

Cheapshot: Good Old Games (as long as our proprietary software functions)

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johnnyanmac 2 hours ago | parent [-]

The issue here is that this is an existing "standard", by the logic of the comic. I wouldn't be surprised if there were already unofficial Linux ports of this launcher to begin with.

Also, even if it was fragmentation I'd prefer competition to ensue. I don't want another Steam situation, even if in theory a launcher isn't holding any valuable data hostage.

	▲	bravetraveler an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Eh, I don't need the comic to be a perfect fit. It's not a port, but Heroic is an implementation of the GOG ~standard~ store as a Linux user. I will use it until I can't. Why? Precisely because of what you say: I don't want another Steam. Heroic does others like Epic, too; open consolidation like this is my ideal. I'm not really against GOG taking a swing. I'm comfortable calling it a reference/backup, but I do prefer something like Heroic.