After reading through the Galaxy announcement page, I am less concerned about using it than I was. I will check it out and see how it works out for me.
Glad to see that there is offline support, as I'm heading for a part of the world where internet is slower and more expensive. Also good to see the pledge that there will be DRM-free backups available for all games.

I'd like to have the option to be 'invisible' when online or playing games - I prefer not to advertise my presence if I don't feel like it.
Wish GOG would add that feature to the site, as I often leave the computer running when I'm downloading games, but not actually monitoring the site. But that means that I show up as 'online' in all community threads, although I'm technically not present.

I doubt it as eroge are rated AO(Adult Only).
What bothers me is that steam allows Hatred(Also rated AO) but still refuses eroge for no good reason.

When do you plan to publish the Galaxy protocol specification? You said in the past that you'll do it, to enable developing of open client alternatives to your closed Galaxy client. Or may be you want to open source yours?

I just received an e-mail but apparently something blocks it. A new URL pops up a millisecond then disappears.

So are these two games on GOG:
[url=http://www.an-ovel.com/cgi-bin/magog.cgi?ver=460&scp=gdspur&dsp=ipgfsorlcmbahD&ord=&flt=aan~ao~&opt=&myf=TueMay51720062015_8jxYGO9OvtjOo]http://www.an-ovel.com/cgi-bin/magog.cgi?ver=460&scp=gdspur&dsp=ipgfsorlcmbahD&ord=&flt=aan~ao~&opt=&myf=TueMay51720062015_8jxYGO9OvtjOo[/url]

Not sure if there is simply something wrong with me or my account, but going to the page and clicking the button promises an email. I have, however, not received one after a little over an hour. Perhaps I should just be patient? Just seems like as soon as this post went up people were getting it downloaded and running so I wasn't sure if there was just some reason I might not be receiving the email. I have checked spam folders and such as well. Of particular confusion is the email I just received which says "get it now" and clicking that takes me to the "join now" page, still lacking an actual download button? Is there something I'm just not seeing?

Nothing here either Skorpeyon!

I'd chalk it up to the stereotypical American view on sex. Sex is bad but over the top violence is a okay. Why that is, not to sound like a douche but blame religious fundamentalism on that one.

Unlikely, but time will tell. In the meantime though, if you didn't already know that JAST USA's VNs (18+ or not) are DRM-free, consider this a notice to go there and perhaps find a few you haven't already played.

Same. Seems to be a problem.

As far as I know no one has received it yet. All those reporting, including myself, are doing so based on the closed alpha, which has been going on for months.

Someone please correct me if (when) you are able to see a version higher than 0.7.0.860.

Bottom line: be patient.

P.S. To add confusion, GOG has also sent out a general announcement email about the beta (titled "The GOG Galaxy beta is here!"), which is NOT the "promised" email.

Indeed, that's something that has always puzzled me personally.

I have a telephone and it is plugged into my wall and turned on 24/7 for decades now. Anyone can call my phone at any time and the ring lets me know someone is out there trying to get a hold of me, but I may or may not actually hear the phone ringing or be anywhere near it and the person calling doesn't have any idea whether I am at home or not, awake or a sleep, busy or available, they can call though and if I am available and willing to answer the phone we might be able to talk. If I'm unavailable for any reason, I have voicemail and they can opt into leaving me a message if they choose to do so. This paradigm is so common that just about everyone understands it without question.

With online digital realtime communications such as instant messaging I tend to use it exactly like that telephone. Just like my phone is plugged in and turned on all the time, my instant messaging almost always is too. The "skeletonbow is online" indicator is analogous to my telephone ringing essentially indicating to people that it is actually plugged in. It doesn't indicate that I am sitting there waiting for them to message me 24/7 however. It means that they can try to contact me if they like and if I'm there I may respond, and if I'm not - leave a message.

I have a certain number of technically sensible people who use it that way too and it works just fine, much like a telephone. But then there are those people who totally don't get it, and think that if your IM is running and you're showing online, that means that you are sitting right there and they can message you whenever they want and expect a response back in a very brief window of time, and if they don't hear back from you they think perhaps you're ignoring them or being an ass or something. I'll end up getting instant messages from such people like: "Hey, how's it going?" ... "Hey are you there?" ... "Hello?" ... "HELLO?????" ... "OK FINE THEN, BE A DICK!!"

I find that so friggen irritating that it isn't even funny. So when that is my experience with someone with instant messaging, whether they are a good friend, an acquaintance, a complete stranger or anyone else, I deal with it in a very simple manner. I'm pretty straight forward, open and honest with people - a straight shooter as people say, and I don't hide what I'm thinking or feeling about people. Nobody ever needs to ever ponder what I'm thinking or feeling about them or make any assumptions. If I've got a problem I'll tell them about it, and probably in a cordial manner with civility by default. But if someone ends up being a poor communicator that makes all sorts of assumptions about why you never responded to them when they messaged you and jumps to the conclusion that you're avoiding them or something and then acts upon those incorrect assumptions with uncivil communication, I may communicate how I feel about that to them and give them another chance, or I may simply lop them off my contact list on that particular form of communication so as not to have to deal with their negative hostile energy again. Having an "invisible" option can be very useful for managing such people too if you just want to avoid that sort of crap without completely losing the ability to communicate with them, so I'd prefer such an option also.

It seems that the people who communicate that way tend to be people who focus on drama and making negative assumptions about people and their motivations when they're unsure about something - rather than giving the benefit of doubt and waiting to ask the person. I don't have a lot of time in my life to give to such folks though, so <REMOVE> works in lieu of <INVISIBLE> just fine too though. :)

I haven't read or tested anything yet but here is my silly question anyway:

Does Galaxy have a changelog for patches?

Would be the sole reason I might install it.

He says visual, but if you say so :P