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Re: Why is linux not popular



Im aware that GLX is not a directX clone, that why i put it under "".

So any way, what is the linux capability in the games area (2d, 3d, voice
..) comparing the os that use DirextX ?


> On Wed, Aug 22, 2001 at 08:56:26AM +0300, you wrote the following:
>
> > 3 years ago there was some talk about Silicon Graphics going to
> > create/export their "Direct-X" to linux, any one heard what happend in
the
> > end ?
>
> SGI (the company formerly known as Silicon Graphics) has stated that
> it would donate its GLX framework to Linux, and that indeed happened
> -- you're using it if you're using XFree86 4. It doesn't have anything
> to do with DirectX which is another API. The only Linux implementation
> of DirectX that I'm aware of is in the Wine project.
>
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