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From: Sebastian Wells <sebastian@here.com.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Heroic Game Launcher... BRAVO!
Date: Tue, 25 Jun 2024 05:57:39 -0000 (UTC)
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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.