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DX11 Coming To Linux (But Not XP)

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the speaking-directly-to-you dept.

gr8_phk writes "As reported over at Phoronix, the Direct X 11 API now has an open source implementation on top of Gallium3d which should ease porting of games to Linux with or without Wine. While still in its infancy, you can see where this is heading. All this while Microsoft hasn't offered DX11 for their own aging WindowsXP. Could it be that Linux may soon support this Microsoft API better than Microsoft itself?"

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  1. At Long Last by TitusC3v5 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Microsoft has finally give us some cheese for our wine is not an emulator is not an emulator is not an emulator is not ...

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  2. Response to rampant speculation by Tetsujin · · Score: 4, Funny

    "Could it be that Linux may soon support this Microsoft API better than Microsoft itself?"

    Yes. It seems very likely to me that an open-source implementation of a Microsoft API, and implementation "in its infancy", will soon surpass Microsoft's own offering.

    I mean, if you're comparing DX11 support on Linux to DX11 support on XP - well, some support is better than none, right? So, OK, sure.

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  3. Pimp my linux. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Hello sir, I have been told that you enjoy compatibility. I took the liberty of installing a Direct X compatibility layer on top of your WINE compatibility layer. Now you can have a compatible user experience while having a compatible graphical experience.

    Wait, did I do that right?

  4. In ten years by Citizen+of+Earth · · Score: 4, Funny

    In ten years, Linux will be a better Windows than Windows.