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Good news.

 No.1618

No shit they're supporting the GearVR with Oculus SDK, it should have been obvious that the games being developed for the Rift would be ported to later versions of the GearVR as it's a device being made in close collaboration with Oculus. The software store on it is called 'Oculus Home'. This says jack shit about third party developers wanting to use their exclusive platform.

That's the whole issue he's been constantly avoiding for over a year now. He initially sold his project as 'an open platform' for VR. The only thing that's 'open' about his SDK is that the source is open to the public;

>One can't redistribute anything less than the whole program libOVR.

>One's distribution rights can be terminated on vague conditions.

>Those who make modified versions are required to send them to Oculus on demand.

>Use is allowed only with their product.[1]

>New license versions totally supplant old versions, which means that permissions already given can be withdrawn.

http://www.gnu.org/licenses/license-list.en.html#OculusRiftSDK

[1] This isn't 100% correct, there's a provision allowing 'DIY' HMD projects to use it. Commercial headsets aren't allowed to use it without permission.

And let's not forget them dropping the Linux and Apple support while throwing in a Windows 10 exclusive wireless controller with every consumer headset;

>My computer doesn’t “magically” gain any new broadcast capabilities when I upgrade it to Windows 10. This is purely a driver issue, and Microsoft decided not to build drivers for people on Windows 7 and Windows 8. That’s ridiculous. It’s the exact opposite of an open community.

http://www.pcworld.com/article/2933182/the-xbox-one-wireless-controller-adapter-is-exclusive-to-windows-10-for-reasons.html

His PR lackey starting that post with 'our goal is not to profit' is such an insult to those that actually do follow what these companies do and aren't swayed by buzzwords alone. It's little wonder that there's an Oculus hate circlejerk on the subreddit over there as he says, even their own fanboys don't believe their bullshit anymore and are starting to realize that it was all built on a lie.




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