Yes, there is a DirectX 12 release available.
Yes, there is a DirectX 12 release available.
Windows 7 won't work with it. It lacks broad support and there are no new updates planned. Version 8.1 could possibly run, though I doubt it. It might end up being a Windows 10-only release.
Even if it does happen, you’re sure the XP and 7 master race guys will adapt it somehow. At the very least Linux might attempt a port, or else I’ll be spending time building it myself. I’m really excited about Multi-Vendor GPU support—using an AMD card with a NVIDIA chip, for example.
Linux has never supported DirectX. As far as I know, nobody has got it working. It's not a regular application - it's a series of collections of APIs that integrate deep into the operating system. With the differences between Linux and Windows NT, there is no way how DX can run on Linux. XP won't get it either, as a lot of new stuff was introduced with Vista, along with DX10. Did anybody port DX10 to XP? No. Vista, 7, 8 and 8.1 MIGHT (if absolutely everything goes well) get it. MIGHT.
I also forgot to menon theres a linux distro being developed that can rum Windows .EXE and .MSI files no problem they comply stoprd windows down to the core and are trying to revers engineer it to get it working. So theres my hope on getting DX12 working on Linux