Carmack’s Guide to Linux 3D Driver Optimization
April 30th, 1999 by CrusaderJohn Carmack has written a Q3 optimization guide for Linux OpenGL driver authors at quake3arena.com. In it, Carmack describes the Quake 3 engine’s design philosophy and what driver improvements/features would enhance the engine’s performance under Linux. Carmack also notes that similar information has already been made available to the coders of Windows and MacOS OpenGL drivers.