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3D Labs Proposes OpenGL 2.0 To Kick DirectX

Posted by Hemos on from the rolling-out dept.

furiousgreencloud writes "3Dlabs is trying to drive the graphics interface away from hardware specific extentions, as seen in DirectX. Instead, they are proposing an open (no NDA) dialog on OpenGL 2.0. The guidelines mention good-ol-fashioned platform independence (linux included) and emphasis on programmability, time control and memory managemenmt. They've got a PDF availible for consumption."

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  1. Re:Nvidia makes games eventually. by bonzoesc · · Score: 4, Funny
    minus23 gathered up his thoughts and spouted this out:
    Soon we'll have Nvidia making games tho I'm sure that will be created on a proprietary system even more stringent than where we are now.
    Oh, the X-Box.
  2. In similar news... by mattkime · · Score: 3, Funny

    In similar news...

    Linus Torvalds proposes to kick Bill Gates.

    It is uncertain as to whether the world's richest man will propose a retaliation kick. Such a proposal could be viewed as a sign of weakness. It should be noted that while Gates is phyiscally much smaller than Torvalds, microsoft operating systems have a much larger market share than linux.

    --
    Know what I like about atheists? I've yet to meet one that believes God is on their side.
  3. Infine loops. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    For instance, you could stall your pipeline with an infinite loop

    That's easy - just get a faster CPU, it will execute the loop faster!