For the OpenGL Samples Pack 4.1.7.0 release, almost all the sampels has been updated removing all the workaround added here and there to ensure maximum maximum compatibility with OpenGL drivers. This choice is expected to result in even simpler samples and less awkward approaches sometime when it is actually unnecessary.
Furthermore, more samples about transform feedback have been added and also a sample showing how to load the subset of an image to an OpenGL texture object.
Indeed, this new release will be used for July OpenGL drivers status to be published at the end of the month.
UPDATE: The OpenGL Samples Pack 4.1.7.1 brings Linux support for all the samples!
Enjoy!