RetroGamer4Ever wrote on 2022-02-04, 14:21:
Sounds good to me! The more help we can get on the Linux side, the better it is for the retro gaming community. Linux is rather complicated, but the results for retro gaming can be awesome, if the emulation of 3D video and audio hardware/software that are no longer in use can be perfected. Linux is also great for running older hardware, though that too needs a lot of improvement in regards to soundcards and older GPUs.
It's made a lot of strides, though, especially in the last few years. On the one hand, in terms of modern gaming, thanks to the likes of Valve, but also due to awesome community projects such as Lutris. But on the other hand also in terms of legacy and retro gaming. Many older Windows games run even better on WINE than they do on modern Windows versions these days.
The rich, open source ecosystem around Linux just allows for a lot more customization and tweaking. That has both its challenges and its strengths of course.
But the cool thing about this Grover project is that the person developing it is willing to maintain it, once it's merged into the Mesa project. That means that it will be part of pretty much every popular Linux distro. No separate installation or patching of the OS necessary.