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2		        Mesa 6.4 Release Notes
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4			   October 24, 2005
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8Introduction
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11Mesa uses an even/odd version number scheme like the Linux kernel.
12Odd numbered versions (such as 6.3) designate new developmental releases.
13Even numbered versions (such as 6.4) designate stable releases.
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166.4 is a bug-fix release.  See the VERSIONS file for details.
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20GLUT tarball
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23Starting with 6.4, the GLUT library sources are distributed in a separate
24tarball.  This was done at the request of Linux distro vendors who prefer
25to use freeglut.
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30Driver			Status
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32DRI drivers		varies with the driver
33XMesa (Xlib)		implements OpenGL 1.5
34OSMesa (off-screen)	implements OpenGL 1.5
35Windows/Win32		implements OpenGL 1.5
36Glide (3dfx Voodoo1/2)  requires updates
37SVGA			requires updates
38DJGPP			requires updates
39GGI			requires updates
40BeOS			requires updates
41Allegro			requires updates
42D3D			requires updates
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44The drivers which require updates mostly need to be updated to work
45with the new gl_renderbuffer / gl_framebuffer infrastructure introduced
46in Mesa 6.3.
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