Re: Heroic Game Launcher... BRAVO!

On Mon, 24 Jun 2024 19:59:33 -0400, Andrzej Matuch wrote:

On 2024-06-24 19:37, Joel wrote:

Andrzej Matuch <andrzej@matu.ch> wrote:
 

I've managed to set up Linux Mint the way I want it to be with asusctl
working and my games running as expected. I no longer have access to
my Microsoft movie collection, but that's fine. I imagine that it's a
matter of time before they make those movies available through the web
anyway. If they don't, fine... they're accessible through my Xbox
Series S. I won't install an operating system which is most likely
spying on everything I do just to have access to a library of movies I
never watch.

 
 
When you say Microsoft movie collection, does that mean they were
purchased through MS, or encoded from discs with MS software?

 
Purchased through the Windows Store and playable through the Xbox or
Microsoft Films & TV (called Movies & TV in the United States). The
deals were excellent, around $5 a movie, and I bought a good number so
you can imagine why I wouldn't be too thrilled about losing access to
them. Still, between that and having every one of my key strokes,
website visits and activities recorded by the state, I will gladly lose
immediate access for privacy. I've been on and off Linux for two
decades, but I think it's finally time that I respect myself and accept
whatever drawbacks I find if it means that my privacy is preserved.

The solution to that problem is to install a BitTorrent client
(Transmission is decent) and find non-DRM'd versions of those
movies on <https://tpb.party/>. You should never have accepted
having controls placed on what you can do with your movie files.