From: bdarnell AT vnet DOT net (Ben Darnell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: SVGALIB stuff
Date: Tue, 03 Dec 1996 04:04:33 GMT
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"A. Kunigelis" <algikun AT santaka DOT sc-uni DOT ktu DOT lt> was overheard mumbling
incoherently about Re: SVGALIB stuff:

>BTW, isn't anybody thinking of porting Allegro to Linux? Have you heard of
>the GGI project? General Graphics Interface, that is. When GGI is done and
>Linus accepts it, Linux will have a graphics driver in the kernel, and the
>coolest thing, you will be able to use *any* acceleration or such feature
>of your video card. Given the simple and effective OSS (open sound system)
>driver present in Linux (and supportinf a lot of sound cards), Linux will
>become IDEAL for games and demos, which make most of stuff DJGPP is used
>for IMO. You should all switch to Linux one day, folks! Not that I'm
>saying DJGPP isn't great, of course.. :) :)

In other words, everything DirectX was designed to be, but without the
bloat of Win95 ;)  Porting Allegro to Linux is pretty high on Shawn
Hargreave's wish list, but AFAIK, no one is currently working on it.

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