As there exists a Linux version of this game, I was wondering if the Linux version will become available on GOG eventually.

Avoid interacting with JPil0t as he is a scammer (I got burned by this guy personally): http://www.gogwiki.com/wiki/Known_Scammers

I apologize for that my friend. I came across this thread and thought that you were JPil0t not the actual user. The imposter is using the same image as well. As a result of this, I got confused and thought that he was posting in the forums to try and increase his rep. I decided to make this post as a result of this, but ultimately it was a stupid thing to do as I did not do my due diligence. I hope you can accept my apology.

With regards to the actual question being asked. I have looked into this but it is not exactly clear why GOG does not have it. It is quite strange as this is one of many games that is missing the Linux version. Originally the developer cited inexperience with the platform as the reason why the Linux version was not worked on in the beginning. Maybe it has something to do the DRM-free installers needing a Linux version? Actually, I looked into this some more. The DRM-free installers for this game are only available for Mac and Windows. Apparently the Linux port is Steam only and is not DRM-free. That means that they have likely not developed a DRM-free installer for Linux. Not sure what is keeping them from doing this.

Apology accepted. :) GOG should really do something about those imposters. The least they could do is not print the user names in chat in all upper case letters. They should probably also decline user registrations of names too similar to already existing ones.

Thanks for the information about the drm-only Linux version. Too bad they did not bother to release a DRM free Linux version.

I have several games in my GOG library, including this one, that have released native Linux versions, but are not made available from GOG. I do wish they would get the Linux versions of them. I think its great that they have started creating wine installers for some games that run well on wine, but they really should focus first on releasing the Linux versions of games that already have native Linux releases available.

GOG is my preferred source for games, and Linux is my preferred platform for gaming. But when I purchase a game, and other sources have a native Linux version available and GOG does not, I generally buy them elsewhere (obviously not always, but usually), though I would much rather purchase it from GOG. That is something GOG should consider.

I definitely understand this. I have a hard time grasping why there is not a push for parity between versions of the game in these cases. Then again, buying from GOG nowadays seems like a riskier proposition for new games due to this issue and other issues lik games not being provided a patch whereas they are provided one on Steam, missing DLC content, and/or other features of the game.

I really hope that this gets taken care of as it makes it hard to justify purchases at GOG if we are being given lesser versions of games (or in your case, no version).

For the games I have in my library, GOG is usually very good about patches, at least in my experiences with the 100 or so games I have here. On Linux, they have to be manually checked and patched though, because Galaxy is not yet available for Linux. I dont personally mind about that all that much. Though they also claim they are planning to release Galaxy on Linux eventually as well, so that should only be a temporary issue anyhow.

Beyond that though, I have not had any issues personally regarding patches, and in fact I do have a few games on GOG that run a lot better than the Steam versions, because they have received compatibility modifications that the Steam version does not have and/or have defective or outdated DRM being removed from the GOG version, which is a nice bonus. One example, if you take a look at the game "Two Worlds" on both Steam and GOG. The reviews are night and day, because the Steam version has outdated and defective DRM that causes a lot of issues, which is removed from the GOG version and runs very well. I have at least one older game as well in my GOG library, that the Steam version of it does not run on newer versions of Windows (and has a lot of angry Steam reviews as a result), while the GOG version has received compatibility fixes and runs great.

Those are just some of the many reasons I prefer getting games from GOG when I have the option. GOG usually gives a lot of love to the Windows versions of games, but their Linux games are still catching up. That will probably always be the case, to some degree, but I do still hope they continue improving their Linux support. Which so far they have been, its just been a bit slower than I would like it to be lol. I just do not quite understand why they don't have more games on Linux, which already have native Linux versions released elsewhere. Seems like low hanging fruit to me, especially when they already have they already have the Windows and Mac versions in their store anyway.

Money:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usage_share_of_operating_systems#Web_clients
(See the size of Linux and think that Android does not apply in this context)

And indirectly, far too many people do not understand the importance of using free software or at least DRM free software making the worlds a worse place. And once again governments that should exactly work on this stuff prove themselves useless or even damaging (see DMCA), however it is somewhat expected as they are elected by the people I spoke few lines ago.

I completely get what you mean here my friend, but the biggest problem I have is that games that have Linux builds elsewhere (on Steam for example) are not being transferred here. it is not like the Linux version is not ready, but it is not being offered here. There is a GOGMix that contains a list of such games. I can understand why a company may decide not to support a Linux build from a financial point of view, but if they are to support such a version, why only release it on some platforms and not others?