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3<TITLE>License / Cppyright Information</TITLE>
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9<H1>Disclaimer</H1>
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11<p>
12Mesa is a 3-D graphics library with an API which is very similar to
13that of <a href="http://www.opengl.org/" target="_parent">OpenGL</a>.*
14To the extent that Mesa utilizes the OpenGL command syntax or state
15machine, it is being used with authorization from <a
16href="http://www.sgi.com/" target="_parent">Silicon Graphics,
17Inc.</a>(SGI). However, the author does not possess an OpenGL license
18from SGI, and makes no claim that Mesa is in any way a compatible
19replacement for OpenGL or associated with SGI. Those who want a
20licensed implementation of OpenGL should contact a licensed
21vendor.
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24<p>
25Please do not refer to the library as <em>MesaGL</em> (for legal
26reasons). It's just <em>Mesa</em> or <em>The Mesa 3-D graphics
27library</em>. <br>
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30<p>
31* OpenGL is a trademark of <a href="http://www.sgi.com/"
32target="_parent">Silicon Graphics Incorporated</a>.
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37<H1>License / Copyright Information</H1>
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39<p>
40The Mesa distribution consists of several components.  Different copyrights
41and licenses apply to different components.  For example, GLUT is copyrighted
42by Mark Kilgard, some demo programs are copyrighted by SGI, some of the Mesa
43device drivers are copyrighted by their authors.  See below for a list of
44Mesa's main components and the license for each.
45</p>
46<p>
47The core Mesa library is licensed according to the terms of the MIT license.
48This allows integration with the XFree86, Xorg and DRI projects.
49</p>
50<p>
51The default Mesa license is as follows:
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55Copyright (C) 1999-2007  Brian Paul   All Rights Reserved.
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57Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
58copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
59to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
60the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
61and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
62Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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64The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
65in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
66
67THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
68OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
69FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
70BRIAN PAUL BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
71AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
72CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
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75
76<H1>Attention, Contributors</H1>
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78<p>
79When contributing to the Mesa project you must agree to the licensing terms
80of the component to which you're contributing.
81The following section lists the primary components of the Mesa distribution
82and their respective licenses.
83</p>
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85
86<H1>Mesa Component Licenses</H1>
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89Component         Location               License
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91Main Mesa code    src/mesa/              Mesa (MIT)
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93Device drivers    src/mesa/drivers/*     MIT, generally
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95Ext headers       include/GL/glext.h     Khronos
96                  include/GL/glxext.h
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98GLUT              src/glut/              Mark Kilgard's copyright
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100SGI GLU library   src/glu/sgi/           SGI Free B
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102demo programs     progs/demos/           see source files
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104X demos           progs/xdemos/          see source files
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106SGI demos         progs/samples/         SGI license
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108RedBook demos     progs/redbook/         SGI license
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111<p>
112In general, consult the source files for license terms.
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