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  • fp649 hours ago
    &gt;3D in 2D in 3D. OpenGL clients can use GLX rendering over X11. Compatibility varies, as it did in the 2000s.<p>Made me chuckle. I think at one point in my life I actually knew which exact GL versions and features were working on which servers. Also it&#x27;s pretty cool.<p>Still won&#x27;t buy an AVP.
    • fragmede5 hours ago
      why not? Personally, I tried but the crap with my prescription because I wear glasses was too much, so I didn&#x27;t end up getting one because I fail at executive function.
      • jitl1 hour ago
        im an apple enjoyer with disposable income, i bought because my brother worked on the foveated rendering, but goddamn it’s so heavy that if i use for &gt;2hrs i’ll have neck pain for &gt;2 days. it’s neat and fantastic for chores and cooking if i wear for 30min at a time but super impractical for me to actually use if im not speed running exactly one task
      • bigyabai2 hours ago
        I need a new couch more than I need an AR headset, for one. $3,500 is a lot of money for a glorified devkit.
        • mulderc1 hour ago
          The Apple Lisa was introduced at around $10k (~$32k in today’s dollars). I do agree it is expensive but not historically out of line for a version one of a new product category for the company.
          • bigyabai52 minutes ago
            And thousands of Lisas went unsold, eventually getting dumped in a landfill after failing to find an eager audience like the Apple II enjoyed. There&#x27;s a lesson, there.
            • mulderc21 minutes ago
              Without the Lisa we wouldn’t have the Mac. The Vision Pro is a first gen of a new product category for Apple and I fully expect whatever comes from it will be very different than what we have today.
  • thx678 hours ago
    I can&#x27;t believe the screenshot isn&#x27;t running xeyes. At least it is TWM.
    • dofm7 hours ago
      Right. The only thing I want to know is do the xeyes follow you around the room!?
    • jrmg5 hours ago
      Apps don’t get access to gaze position on the Vision Pro, for privacy&#x2F;security reasons.
    • zer0zzz7 hours ago
      I was thinking the same thing
  • rezmason4 hours ago
    Very creative!<p>Does anyone else besides me suspect X11 will outlive visionOS?
    • somat3 hours ago
      Hell I half expect X11 to outlast wayland at this point.
    • calvinmorrison3 hours ago
      Certainly, XLibre just released a new version 25.2.0. I suspect X11 will long outlast Fedora
  • bigyabai9 hours ago
    WayVR is also worth checking out, if you&#x27;re interested in using a native x11&#x2F;Wayland desktop with a headset on Linux: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;wayvr-org&#x2F;wayvr" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;github.com&#x2F;wayvr-org&#x2F;wayvr</a>
  • exe346 hours ago
    May I ask what the recommendation is at the moment if I want a Linux AR headset that can take prescription lenses (or accommodate glasses)? I&#x27;d like to write my own code but not have to beg somebody else to let me run it.
    • SequoiaHope1 hour ago
      Oh absolutely wait like two weeks and get on the list for a Steam Frame. It actually runs arch Linux and Steam says “it’s your computer, you can do what you want with it” unlike Meta and the Quest. I’m excited to do Kicad in mine.
    • nolist_policy5 hours ago
      Meta Quest, but treat it as a dumb headset with ALVR?
      • SequoiaHope1 hour ago
        Steam frame is out soon and should be the ultimate Linux friendly headset. It runs real Linux and Valve is big on “it’s your computer to use as you please”.
      • exe344 hours ago
        Thanks!
  • dipierro4 hours ago
    Seem to be unavailable in German App Store?…
    • piskov1 hour ago
      You can always switch to US app store region (cancel exisiting subscriptions, leave family, and wait until apple music&#x2F;tv subscription is expired).<p>You won’t be able to use non-US credit card for the app store but you can always buy US virtual apple gift cards on amazon straight from apple shop there.
    • saaspirant1 hour ago
      I know startups who don&#x27;t publish to certain EU countries because they have to fill &quot;a big scary form&quot;
    • z3rocool4 hours ago
      Lots of individual &#x2F; hobbyist developers are no longer publishing to the EU App Store due to Digital Services Act regulation and compliance.
      • jitl1 hour ago
        it’s too damn spooky. i know they rolled back or caveated some of the language after the uproar but i certainly would like to travel to the EU without any kind of anxiety about “do my open source apps mean im an EU felon if i forget to check github issues for security issues”
  • yjftsjthsd-h7 hours ago
    Interesting. I wonder if it&#x27;s based on Xorg or something else
  • sourcegrift8 hours ago
    On that note, anybody has rayneo air4 pro working with x11?
  • lorecore9 hours ago
    Neat, it would be cool if it also worked on the Quest.
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  • dosisking8 hours ago
    I thought it would have something to do with Weird Al. Oh well
    • jeffreygoesto6 hours ago
      Bet Raul&#x27;s wild kingdom would be awesome in 3D...