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VKD3D 1.17 Released With More Improvements For DIrect3D 12 On Vulkan

([WINE] 4 Hours Ago VKD3D 1.17)


VKD3D 1.17 made its debut this morning as the newest version of this Direct3D 12 over Vulkan API implementation.

VKD3D 1.17 is the newest feature release for this Vulkan-powered Direct3D implementation developed by upstream Wine. VKD3D is bundled with Wine and the upstream effort compared to Valve's VKD3D-Proton downstream that is shipped by Steam Play (Proton).

With VKD3D 1.17 there is initial HLSL shader support for thread group shared memory. There have also been some new features implemented for the experimental Metal Shading Language (MSL) target for Apple/macOS. Plus a variety of bug fixes.

Downloads and more details on the VKD3D 1.17 feature release via the [1]WineHQ.org GitLab .



[1] https://gitlab.winehq.org/wine/vkd3d/-/releases/vkd3d-1.17


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Increased Electricity Consumption Blamed on Linux

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The US Department of Energy claims Linux is partially
responsible for the increased demand for electricity during the past year.
Electricity use was up 2.5% from January to September of 1998 compared with
the same period in 1997. "While some of the increase can be attributed to
higher temperatures over the summer," one Department bureaucrat explained,
"Linux is certainly a contributor to the increased demand for power."

When asked for clarification, the bureaucrat responded, "In the past, most
PCs have been turned off when not in use. Linux users, on the other hand,
usually don't turn off their computers. They leave them on, hoping to
increase their uptime to impress their friends. And since Linux rarely
crashes the entire system, those computers stay on for weeks, months, even
years at a time. With Linux use continuing to grow, we expect demand for
electricity to increase steadily over the next several years."

In response to the news, several utility companies have announced plans to
give away free Linux CDs to paying customers who request them. One anonymous
executive said, "The more people who use Linux, the more power they consume.
The more electricity they use, the more money we make. It's a win-win
combination." Yesterday Linus Torvalds was nominated as a candidate for the
Assocation of American Utility Companies Person of the Year.