OpenGL is a much shorter path to stand up. The difference would be that they are already passing big chunks of GL conformance tests , but would take a long time to stand up Vulkan support.
This is about trying to get something daily drivable for most people in the most efficient way possible, and sometimes efficiency does mean implementing part of the tech stack twice if the first time unblocks you on other things.
This is about trying to get something daily drivable for most people in the most efficient way possible, and sometimes efficiency does mean implementing part of the tech stack twice if the first time unblocks you on other things.