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Why is SGI open sourcing its Sample Implementation of the OpenGL API?

April 26, 2017API Implementation OpenGL sample SGI Sourcing

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Why is SGI open sourcing its Sample Implementation of the OpenGL API?

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SGI has chosen Linux as a strategic direction for the company, and OpenGL is a critical component for success of Linux on the desktop. We have been involved in this area for some time, starting with the February 1999 GLX source code release, just as we have been helping enable Linux on high-end servers with our Linux kernel and XFS work.