I know this game originally comes with copy protection . Because I have disk versions of this game . But this GOG version is natively DRM-free ? or stripped DRM with crack or something like that ?

ALL gog games are DRM-free.

Some may require you to create an extra account to play multiplayer (soon to be a thing of the past, thanks to gog galaxy), but none need to check online, come with limited activations or other bullcrap.

Some games are "stripped DRM with crack or something like that", and that may well be the case here. I cannot say for sure. Still DRM-free, however.

I know it's DRM-free but I asking is it a native DRM-free build or cracked version ? Because in the old days I know some games are cracked .

This is not a cracked version, it's released without any copy protection or other DRM with the approval and help of the publisher of the game.

Lucasarts/Disney has the game in-house without any DRM or copy-protection what-so-ever. That is the version given to gog.com

What do you think this is? A glorified pirate-bay??

Hey hey, easy there.

@Skysect: why does it matter?

Because I bought this game second time . I did same thing for Jade Empire too when it was released (and thanks god it's real DRM-free build) . Easy installers are nice but if it's a real DRM-free build it's worth for every penny of my money :)

His question is a valid one, and he evidently knows more about this topic than some. For some very old games, GOG had to use cracked executables for certain games where the companies didn't have the original master anymore.

That's not the case here though. Not only is the game recent, but Lucasfilm (and related companies like LucasArts) has a reputation of archiving everything they do (see recent case of Grim Fandango where the original assets and FMVs were properly archived).

Thats interesting, what games does GOG use cracks for?

I don't recall. But they have confirmed in interviews that in such rare cases they had to use 'alternative methods' to make those games DRM-free. When the company who supposedly owns the game doesn't actually have the original files and respective source code, there's no other alternative really.

I can't speak to this specific situation, but his question had complete merit because, yes, GOG has been a glorified pirate-bay in the past...

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/gog_uses_crack_to_remove_flatouts_protection

http://www.gog.com/forum/general/gog_arcanum_release_uses_warez_scene_crack

You owe him an apology.

The links just lead to some idiots claiming that Arcanum that's sold here is a "crack" because the code is similar to a cracked version, allegedly.

To quote cogadh: "just like most everything on Codex, it has a healthy dose of bullshit mixed with nerd rage. So GOG either removed the DRM or was provided with an executable that had the DRM removed. What are the odds that the removal of the DRM by GOG or the publisher might look exactly like a warez version that has had the DRM removed, only without the identifying headers? Pretty damn good actually. There are only so many ways the DRM could be removed in the first place. Until the GOG guys openly say they used the warez crack, it is nothing more then yet another pile of crap from Codex."

Anyway, it's policy that gog.com tinkers with games that need tinkering with. That may or may not include removing manually DRM. This is done in 100% cooperation and with the approval of the relevant rights owners.

Setting that aside, it's pretty clear that gog.com tinkered with the code of X-Wing and TIE Fighter for Windows, because they work on modern Windows without any issues, hardly any old game here is an original build. They're all modified to some extent.

But gog.com does not and has never used third party warez to crack a copy protection - that's not saying gog.com hasn't resorted to removing copy protection manually, in a few cases.

There's a difference between grabbing a crack from a warez site and removing the copy protection with explicit permission and assistance from the relevant rights holders. However, this was not the case with any of the Lucasarts titles. This was the answer to the OPs question. Unfounded and idiotic nerdrages because of allegations that are clearly unmerited just don't enter into this discussion.

By your logic, because some idiots were whining on a third party forum, it's completely appropriate to ask in all seriousness: hey is this game licensed from Disney/Lucasarts cracked? No. Not that's not right.

You can stuff your demand for apology where appropriate.

You state in such absolutes that you can't possibly fully know. But whatever. Your attitude is not worth my time.