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An Open Source Direct3D 8.0 Wrapper for Open GL

Posted by timothy on from the rosetta-stone dept.

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."

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  1. Wouldn't it be quicker... by volpe · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...to just walk around Redmond with a big "Sue Me" sign on their backs?

  2. Too bad . . . by Anonynnous+Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    . . . this came too late for Loki.

  3. Re:what license by spt · · Score: 3, Funny

    Picking a file at random (dsetup.h) shows


    *
    * Copyright (C) 1995-1997 Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
    *
    * File: dsetup.h
    * Content: DirectXSetup, error codes and flags


    so, whatever license the DirectX SDK comes under I guess.

  4. Wow... by mfos.org · · Score: 2, Funny

    Now we can use a $5,000 OpenGL card to play any DirectX games