An Open Source Direct3D 8.0 Wrapper for Open GL

Jason writes: "RealTech-VR, creators of the V3X 3D engine, also developed a Direct3D-to-OpenGL wrapper and they have now open sourced their work. They are seeking for more hackers to help porting the wrapper to Linux and MacOS. A lot of the functionality of Direct3D is already ported but it still needs quite some work. Get the scoop at OSNews."

Comments

Just what we DON'T need, MS API's in Linux

[Locutus]

This is just how Microsoft can screw up Linux. Sure, it sounds like a good thing but MS controls the API's, the MS API's and following them will only mean eventual control. That goes for the .NET stuff that the Gnome people are doing. DUMB, VERY DUMB.

IMHO, the only way Microsoft could screw with Linux is to have developers develope WIN32 APIs and have them run on Linux and this is just helping them do this. Only if Microsoft loses control of the desktop and with it the dominant application API's can or should this kind of thing be looked at as an advantage.

YOU WILL BE ASSIMULATED. really.

LoB

Re:Just what we DON'T need, MS API's in Linux

[Dirtside]

At some point, Linux has to grow up beyond the "fight-the-power" angst-filled culture that is quickly alienating it from the corporate market (wonder why you don't see quite so many people pushing Linux anymore? It has a bad rep in corporate America.)

Good. Corporate American can go fuck itself. They're responsible for 90% of the problems we have now. Fuck their greed and fuck their pride.