One other thing... the Left 4 Dead 2 game runs faster on Linux due to OpenGL:
http://blogs.valvesoftware.com/linux/faster-zombies/
Oh and I wanted to point out again that I am right in regard to commercial
gaming support leads to better drivers for everyone. Here is a blurb:
Working with hardware vendors
We’ve been working with NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel to improve graphic driver
performance on Linux. They have all been great to work with and have been
very committed to having engineers on-site working with our engineers,
carefully analyzing the data we see. We have had very rapid turnaround on any
bugs we find and it has been invaluable to have people who understand the
game, the renderer, the driver, and the hardware working alongside us when
attacking these performance issues.
This is a great example of the benefits that are the result of close
coordination between software and hardware developers and should provide
value to the Linux community at large.
