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Lets make a SDK 0.4 Linux nagging thread!
Since there is no official response as to the status of Linux & OSX I am creating a thread. I think that cross platform developers shouldn't be treated as second-class citizen. Perhaps this is of n...
"jherico" wrote:"Ybalrid" wrote:
I'm glad to wait the developers get something that works properly before shipping it. I'm realy looking forward the "new way" of displaying on the rift under Linux. It's one of the software features I was waiting the most :)
You're quite the optimist. I'm personally doubting if they'll go as far as supporting the 'non-desktop' display functionality in Linux. Up until 0.3.x they were still relying on Xinerama for screen manipulation, and investing in Linux development isn't likely to get them that much return on their investment. I think it's more likely that we'll see a linux runtime that supports the sensor functionality, but that the rendering to the Rift without having it as an active display won't be in the Linux release feature set.
I think you're right. Although, I would actually welcome a simpler Linux SDK!
All I really want from the SDK is easy access to the sensor data. Functions which help with stereo rendering, distortion, time-warp etc. are also very nice to have. But getting involved with actually piping the display to the Rift's display etc.? That's going to be very difficult to make truly portable, and maybe beyond what I personally think the SDK should try and do.