Linked by Stephen Reilly on Mon 12th Mar 2007 17:47 UTC
I have been both a Windows and Linux user for a long time (I started with Windows 3.1 and RedHat 5.1 kernel 2.0.x if I recall correctly) and have stuck with both for various reasons. I'm writing this article not as a DIY lofty vantage platform by which I can bash MS nor as a 'Why you should switched' flame bate piece, but have tried to keep an open mind and reflect the actually experience that I have had with Vista so far, regardless of OS political propaganda. Please keep in mind this is still an opinion piece and most probably to be taken with a pinch of salt.
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2005-07-06
It is not different. XP sans ICD is limited to OpenGL 1.1 or 1.2. The key is that prior to XP, OpenGL was software rasterized when there was no IHV-supported implementation present. With XP and continuing in Vista, it is hardware-accelerated OOTB (i.e., OOTB OpenGL support has steadily improved). ICDs have always, and continue to be the mechanism for support of vendor-specific features and newer versions than what the OS provides.