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9 <H1>Disclaimer</H1>
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12 Mesa is a 3-D graphics library with an API which is very similar to
13 that of <a href="http://www.opengl.org/" target="_parent">OpenGL</a>.*
14 To the extent that Mesa utilizes the OpenGL command syntax or state
15 machine, it is being used with authorization from <a
16 href="http://www.sgi.com/" target="_parent">Silicon Graphics,
17 Inc.</a>(SGI). However, the author does not possess an OpenGL license
18 from SGI, and makes no claim that Mesa is in any way a compatible
19 replacement for OpenGL or associated with SGI. Those who want a
20 licensed implementation of OpenGL should contact a licensed
21 vendor.
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25 Please do not refer to the library as <em>MesaGL</em> (for legal
26 reasons). It's just <em>Mesa</em> or <em>The Mesa 3-D graphics
27 library</em>. <br>
28 </p>
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31 * OpenGL is a trademark of <a href="http://www.sgi.com/"
32 target="_parent">Silicon Graphics Incorporated</a>.
33 </p>
37 <H1>License / Copyright Information</H1>
39 <p>
40 The Mesa distribution consists of several components. Different copyrights
41 and licenses apply to different components. For example, GLUT is copyrighted
42 by Mark Kilgard, some demo programs are copyrighted by SGI, some of the Mesa
43 device drivers are copyrighted by their authors. See below for a list of
44 Mesa's main components and the license for each.
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47 The core Mesa library is licensed according to the terms of the MIT license.
48 This allows integration with the XFree86, Xorg and DRI projects.
49 </p>
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51 The default Mesa license is as follows:
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55 Copyright (C) 1999-2007 Brian Paul All Rights Reserved.
57 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
58 copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
59 to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
60 the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
61 and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
62 Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
64 The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
65 in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
67 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
68 OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
69 FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
70 BRIAN PAUL BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
71 AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
72 CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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76 <H1>Attention, Contributors</H1>
78 <p>
79 When contributing to the Mesa project you must agree to the licensing terms
80 of the component to which you're contributing.
81 The following section lists the primary components of the Mesa distribution
82 and their respective licenses.
83 </p>
86 <H1>Mesa Component Licenses</H1>
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89 Component Location License
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91 Main Mesa code src/mesa/ Mesa (MIT)
93 Device drivers src/mesa/drivers/* MIT, generally
95 Ext headers include/GL/glext.h Khronos
96 include/GL/glxext.h
98 GLUT src/glut/ Mark Kilgard's copyright
100 SGI GLU library src/glu/sgi/ SGI Free B
102 demo programs progs/demos/ see source files
104 X demos progs/xdemos/ see source files
106 SGI demos progs/samples/ SGI license
108 RedBook demos progs/redbook/ SGI license
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112 In general, consult the source files for license terms.
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