GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap

After today's launch of the NVIDIA 1.0-8762 Linux/Solaris/FreeBSD display driver release, NVIDIA's Aaron Plattner has stated that GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap support will not come until the Rel90 (1.0-9XXX) drivers at an earliest. There have been some rumors with the NVIDIA ForceWare Windows Rel90 drivers that they may contain a new control panel interface among other new improvements. Support for GLX_EXT_texture_from_pixmap is needed to allow Accelerated Indirect GL X to run server-side GL, which is what Compiz or other compistors will then use with Render_from_pixmap. X.Org v7.1 final had shipped today with this extension. If NVIDIA continues in their current Linux driver release cycle, we will likely not see any new display drivers for four months -- or as we anticipate the August/September time-frame. In this time we do anticipate that the Windows drivers will reach their v9X.XX series. No word yet on when ATI intends on implementing support for this extension with their fglrx drivers. Aaron's statement can be read here.