Unfortunately it doesn't matter much - The Vive will likely soon get Linux support, but all the Oculus games will remain exclusive to Windows, because that's the only operating system Oculus supports - even though most…
Before the facebook acquisition you could download the source code for the SDK and it had cross platform support. After Facebook: Closed Source, Windows-only.
> You don't really want your sister scrolling through the news with you when you're on the train. But you might be totally happy to have her sitting next to you in a flowery meadow in VR while you both catch up on your…
What's wrong with 3d rendered avatars? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zP0E2atshw
> Our mission isn’t to connect a billion people, it’s to connect everyone in the world. I wonder whether he is aware that Oculus has been moving away from that goal for a while now. They are now a company that works…
> If you care about graphical performance, then OpenGL is simply not up to the task. I'm always confused when people say stuff like that. 1. Random forum user says "OpenGL is not up to the task". 2. AAA game developers…
> There is functionally no chance of that software bug ever getting patched; card vendors don't care about older versions of their technology, Isn't it interesting that not more developers are pushing for open source…
> ARMv7 w/o NEON Several of Google's own google apps depend on native libraries. Try to install google apps for android 4.2+ on a device without neon like tegra2 and see how many of them actually work and how many crash…
In chromium I have a feeling the reactions are a little bit late. In firefox it's better I think. Hit areas of the pipes are a little bit too big. Or it's too fast to see what happens. edit: Pretty sure there's…
Sure, but why make the commitment to build your whole thing windows-only when you are only a tiny bit away from actually doing it platform independent. Like, for having options in the future, and stuff.
Wow, literally everything you say is false. > The world of Google and Apple (Samsung and FOSS aren't even a player) is a world of closed computing platforms As a user of Omnirom and a donator to Replicant I don't…
> XBox is a fantastic product, all things considered. Fantastic in what regard? Can I put my favorite linux distribution on it? Can I even write and release software for it under GPL? Without "applying" to microsoft and…
> Microsoft tried to create a closed system, but they were prevented by governments worried about them consolidating their power forever. Now, we are faced with two closed systems fighting for power, ios and android. Am…
What about using it on anything that isn't windows or mac os? Isn't it kind of the point of web browsers to render webpages in a common open language instead of being a host for proprietary vendor specific plugins?…
> Microsoft could come up with their own license that was "open source" but not "free software" The important question then would be: Could you legally port directx to *nix from this? If not, then what'd be the point?
Works fine on intel and radeonsi in linux in firefox nightly and chromium. In firefox the textures are noticeably darker for some reason.
So all the advantages the "steamboxes" have over consoles are actually disadvantages. > The logic of buying a ‘games machine’ where the games selection will always be more limited than on a standard PC or Mac makes…
... http://www.opengl.org/wiki_132/images/RenderingPipeline.png (blue = programmable)
On the one hand you keep reading "developers need to eat" and on the other hand you keep reading comments like yours. Buying the alpha means paying for continuous development... Also, you get a new download of the…
Android != tablets or phones. Thanks to android being open source people can take it and build ...stuff.. with it. I'm sure you have heard of it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouya And while it's very low-end, there is…
> if it were, you could write a piece of music as easily as you could appreciate it. Yea, but maybe it would still be exactly 1.000.000 times as hard.
Well, now we'll never know.
> the damn hard work, risks, and clever strategies used in growing Microsoft. Why are these only positive adjectives? You could have included unethical, anticompetitive and illegal just as well.…
Ok, many people here said it, but still. "Asked to name the most innovative tech company, they’ll say Apple or Google. And they’ll do it with a straight face, while sitting in a chair made by Microsoft. Wait, Microsoft…
Was this test with openvg? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVG
Unfortunately it doesn't matter much - The Vive will likely soon get Linux support, but all the Oculus games will remain exclusive to Windows, because that's the only operating system Oculus supports - even though most…
Before the facebook acquisition you could download the source code for the SDK and it had cross platform support. After Facebook: Closed Source, Windows-only.
> You don't really want your sister scrolling through the news with you when you're on the train. But you might be totally happy to have her sitting next to you in a flowery meadow in VR while you both catch up on your…
What's wrong with 3d rendered avatars? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zP0E2atshw
> Our mission isn’t to connect a billion people, it’s to connect everyone in the world. I wonder whether he is aware that Oculus has been moving away from that goal for a while now. They are now a company that works…
> If you care about graphical performance, then OpenGL is simply not up to the task. I'm always confused when people say stuff like that. 1. Random forum user says "OpenGL is not up to the task". 2. AAA game developers…
> There is functionally no chance of that software bug ever getting patched; card vendors don't care about older versions of their technology, Isn't it interesting that not more developers are pushing for open source…
> ARMv7 w/o NEON Several of Google's own google apps depend on native libraries. Try to install google apps for android 4.2+ on a device without neon like tegra2 and see how many of them actually work and how many crash…
In chromium I have a feeling the reactions are a little bit late. In firefox it's better I think. Hit areas of the pipes are a little bit too big. Or it's too fast to see what happens. edit: Pretty sure there's…
Sure, but why make the commitment to build your whole thing windows-only when you are only a tiny bit away from actually doing it platform independent. Like, for having options in the future, and stuff.
Wow, literally everything you say is false. > The world of Google and Apple (Samsung and FOSS aren't even a player) is a world of closed computing platforms As a user of Omnirom and a donator to Replicant I don't…
> XBox is a fantastic product, all things considered. Fantastic in what regard? Can I put my favorite linux distribution on it? Can I even write and release software for it under GPL? Without "applying" to microsoft and…
> Microsoft tried to create a closed system, but they were prevented by governments worried about them consolidating their power forever. Now, we are faced with two closed systems fighting for power, ios and android. Am…
What about using it on anything that isn't windows or mac os? Isn't it kind of the point of web browsers to render webpages in a common open language instead of being a host for proprietary vendor specific plugins?…
> Microsoft could come up with their own license that was "open source" but not "free software" The important question then would be: Could you legally port directx to *nix from this? If not, then what'd be the point?
Works fine on intel and radeonsi in linux in firefox nightly and chromium. In firefox the textures are noticeably darker for some reason.
So all the advantages the "steamboxes" have over consoles are actually disadvantages. > The logic of buying a ‘games machine’ where the games selection will always be more limited than on a standard PC or Mac makes…
... http://www.opengl.org/wiki_132/images/RenderingPipeline.png (blue = programmable)
On the one hand you keep reading "developers need to eat" and on the other hand you keep reading comments like yours. Buying the alpha means paying for continuous development... Also, you get a new download of the…
Android != tablets or phones. Thanks to android being open source people can take it and build ...stuff.. with it. I'm sure you have heard of it: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ouya And while it's very low-end, there is…
> if it were, you could write a piece of music as easily as you could appreciate it. Yea, but maybe it would still be exactly 1.000.000 times as hard.
Well, now we'll never know.
> the damn hard work, risks, and clever strategies used in growing Microsoft. Why are these only positive adjectives? You could have included unethical, anticompetitive and illegal just as well.…
Ok, many people here said it, but still. "Asked to name the most innovative tech company, they’ll say Apple or Google. And they’ll do it with a straight face, while sitting in a chair made by Microsoft. Wait, Microsoft…
Was this test with openvg? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenVG