The
SDL is an open source multimedia toolkit being developed under the
GNU Lesser General Public License (
LGPL). It is an attempt to create an
open source library that provides functionality similar to
Microsoft's
DirectX APIs for
Win32. There are currently versions of SDL under development for
Linux, Win32, and
BeOS. Unofficial ports and proposed platforms include
Solaris,
IRIX,
FreeBSD, and
MacOS.
The author is Sam Lantinga who is the lead programmer for Loki Entertainment Software. SDL is based upon some of his experience in porting games to Linux for them.
The main website is: http://www.libsdl.org/ (thanks WWWWolf)
was:www.devolution.com/~slouken/SDL/