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> Vulkan is an open _standard_ That too kinda depends on where you draw the line, the spec text is freely available but all development happens behind closed d
by jsheard 11mo ago
> Vulkan is an open _standard_
That too kinda depends on where you draw the line, the spec text is freely available but all development happens behind closed doors under strict NDA. From an outsiders perspective it doesn't feel very open to get completely stonewalled by Khronos on the status of a feature that debuted in DirectX or CUDA well over a year ago, they won't even confirm whether it's on their roadmap.
- kasool 11mo agoSure, that's true and a pretty valid criticism of the system. My definition of open is that Khronos doesn't restrict (as far as I know) what platforms Vulkan can be implemented on. The same cannot be said for DX12 or Metal.
- franga2000 11mo agoDirectX 12 headers seem to now be published under the MIT license, so I don't see a real difference from a "who is allowed to implement it" perspective.