I'd love valve to support linux tbh. Most linux users are tech savvy and as many of them are or have been programmers they all respect software licenses. On windows most people are sick of paying for games and pirate games loads. Either way, thanks for the info about the Mac port, even though I do not think very much of Apple.
On 10 March 2010 19:55, Adam Buckland <adamjbuckl...@gmail.com> wrote: > Is OpenGL being brought to the PC as an option/as standard? Or is it > just on the Mac > > The only reason I ask is due to shaders, which are currently written > in HLSL for DirectX > > On 10 March 2010 19:50, Alfred Reynolds <alf...@valvesoftware.com> wrote: >> The Orange Box era engine will be supported for mods on OSX. >> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: hlcoders-boun...@list.valvesoftware.com [mailto:hlcoders- >>> boun...@list.valvesoftware.com] On Behalf Of Jorge Rodriguez >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 11:38 AM >>> To: Discussion of Half-Life Programming >>> Subject: Re: [hlcoders] Steam 2010 mod support and Source for the Mac >>> >>> It's not a question of how easy it is to port to Linux, it's a question >>> of >>> what kind of market there is for video games on Linux, and the answer >>> to >>> that is "not big." >>> >>> Alfred, what engine would that be available on? Will the OSX support be >>> backported to Orange Box or would it require an update to whatever >>> engine >>> Portal 2 is being developed on (which I presume is based on the L4D2 >>> engine?) >>> >>> -- >>> Jorge "Vino" Rodriguez >>> _______________________________________________ >>> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >>> please visit: >>> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, >> please visit: >> http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders >> >> > > > > -- > > Bucky > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please > visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders > > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlcoders
