DirectX 10 port for XP users... teenage coder reverses MS engineers DX10 API

There was another post somewhere about some teen coder and his Alky Project. I couldnt find it.
Well looks like his claims have gotten some legs and is starting to show up in diff places.


http://www.tech.co.uk/computing/sof...ort-for-windows-xp-users?articleid=1926096380


i like the last line the best..... "If the project does end up offering anything approaching full functionality, Microsoft will have some serious explaining to do."

 

Never going to happen... even if it really works. Knowing Microsoft, the guy's going to be sued or forced to stopping the project before anything is finalized.

 

As Microsoft learned in the FairUse DRM stripping tools, there is nothing wrong with reverse engineering how it should work. Legally, MS cannot do a thing as this guy isn't using any 'stolen' MS proprietary code.

I think that is MS were to stop this, everyone would call MS on it for trying to force Vista down everyones throats. Because if DX10 can actually be ported to XP, for some there is no reason to upgrade. And MS likes their upgrades...

 

This is not the first time Microsoft has made one of their "impossibility" claims.

Remember how "impossible" it was to separate IE from the rest of the Windows OS? Yeah right!

 

Night is correct. Reverse engineering and DRM subverting is legal as long as it's just proof-of-concept. If he doesn't try to distribute it or market it, he's completely in the clear. And in reality, that's all he has to do. All he has to do is prove it, and then Microsoft gets to do the rest.

 

Hmmm. I was always under the impression that Microsoft could port DX10 over to XP, but they simply don't want to. It is the easiest way to hinder continued use of XP in favor of Vista.

 

There is nothing technically preventing DX10 from running on XP. It's a business decision.

I wish the coder and his team the best of luck, though I doubt much will come of it.