Valve Picks Up Another All-Star Linux Developer

[phoronix]

Phoronix: Valve Picks Up Another All-Star Linux Developer

With Valve Software's ambitious plans for Linux, they have just picked up another Linux development all-star. Their latest hire has been working on Linux games for more than a decade, is a former Loki Software developer, and he's the creator of SDL.

http://www.phoronix.com/vr.php?view=17611

[d2kx]

I know that picture isn't new, but... someone help out that poor turret :-(

[Detructor]

ex-Microsoft guys working on a linux game port...I can't see any way how this could go wrong...

[log0]

Wondering what happens to SDL, have been waiting for 1.3(2.0) release for can't remember how long. Maybe it is time to switch to another lib...

[Weegee]

Let's hope that they'll stick to Reverse Valve Time this time.

[allquixotic]

SDL isn't going anywhere. In fact, I wouldn't be surprised if they use SDL as a backend to the Source engine as their means of providing a porting layer to Linux. And if they make SDL really good then they can just push ALL rendering/input/sound through SDL for the Source engine on all platforms.

[d2kx]

Sam posted yesterday that they want to release SDL 2.0 soon.

[gbudny]

Wondering what happens to SDL, have been waiting for 1.3(2.0) release for can't remember how long. Maybe it is time to switch to another lib...

http://www.libsdl.org/hg.php

[log0]

http://www.libsdl.org/hg.php

-> "Note: These are not official releases and may be unstable!"

Let's hope they manage an official release "soon", so that distros can pick it up asap.

[KameZero]

-> "Note: These are not official releases and may be unstable!"

Let's hope they manage an official release "soon", so that distros can pick it up asap.

http://lists.libsdl.org/pipermail/sd...ly/085113.html

Looks like they're cleaning up any show stopping bugs now and an official release should be forthcoming!