Sorry but there probably wont be a real solution. You didnt want steam because it is a form of DRM with Service - what you are asking for is pretty much steam again - a service that automatically keeps your games up to date.
No, all I want is a post on a Larian forum or page saying that there's a new patch and whats in it, e.g. in the "Divinity - Original Sin - Latest News" forum.
Why not just use the steam page where the update-news are posted?
http://steamcommunity.com/app/230230/announcementsI consult/read the forum in regards to the game, I don't read steam or have it installed. Of course, I could do that. But It is rather sad to read on steam "new patch out" and I am unable to find it on GoG
I think releasing a new patch might be considered news, so if someone posts it in the Larian News it would not be the wrong place.
About the update policy, I read that the uninstall/patch issue was only with .49 to .51 (I hope the numbers are correct) where Larian rushed a patch to have it available to all players ASAP. The last patch 1.0.57 could be applied to .51 without problems, and I guess it would also would have patched the original install.
