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  11   <h1>The Mesa 3D Graphics Library</h1>
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  17 <h1>Disclaimer</h1>
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  19 <p>
  20 Mesa is a 3-D graphics library with an API which is very similar to
  21 that of <a href="http://www.opengl.org/">OpenGL</a>.*
  22 To the extent that Mesa utilizes the OpenGL command syntax or state
  23 machine, it is being used with authorization from <a
  24 href="http://www.sgi.com/">Silicon Graphics,
  25 Inc.</a>(SGI). However, the author does not possess an OpenGL license
  26 from SGI, and makes no claim that Mesa is in any way a compatible
  27 replacement for OpenGL or associated with SGI. Those who want a
  28 licensed implementation of OpenGL should contact a licensed
  29 vendor.
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  32 <p>
  33 Please do not refer to the library as <em>MesaGL</em> (for legal
  34 reasons). It's just <em>Mesa</em> or <em>The Mesa 3-D graphics
  35 library</em>. <br>
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  38 <p>
  39 * OpenGL is a trademark of <a href="http://www.sgi.com/"
  40 >Silicon Graphics Incorporated</a>.
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  45 <h1>License / Copyright Information</h1>
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  47 <p>
  48 The Mesa distribution consists of several components.  Different copyrights
  49 and licenses apply to different components.
  50 For example, the GLX client code uses the SGI Free Software License B, and
  51 some of the Mesa device drivers are copyrighted by their authors.
  52 See below for a list of Mesa's main components and the license for each.
  53 </p>
  54 <p>
  55 The core Mesa library is licensed according to the terms of the MIT license.
  56 This allows integration with the XFree86, Xorg and DRI projects.
  57 </p>
  58 <p>
  59 The default Mesa license is as follows:
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  63 Copyright (C) 1999-2007  Brian Paul   All Rights Reserved.
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  65 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
  66 copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
  67 to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
  68 the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
  69 and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
  70 Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
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  72 The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
  73 in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
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  75 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
  76 OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
  77 FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
  78 THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
  79 LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
  80 OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE
  81 SOFTWARE.
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  85 <h1>Attention, Contributors</h1>
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  87 <p>
  88 When contributing to the Mesa project you must agree to the licensing terms
  89 of the component to which you're contributing.
  90 The following section lists the primary components of the Mesa distribution
  91 and their respective licenses.
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  95 <h1>Mesa Component Licenses</h1>
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  97 <pre>
  98 Component         Location               License
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 100 Main Mesa code    src/mesa/              MIT
 101
 102 Device drivers    src/mesa/drivers/*     MIT, generally
 103
 104 Gallium code      src/gallium/           MIT
 105
 106 Ext headers       include/GL/glext.h     Khronos
 107                   include/GL/glxext.h
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 109 GLX client code   src/glx/               SGI Free Software License B
 110
 111 C11 thread        include/c11/threads*.h Boost (permissive)
 112 emulation
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 116 In general, consult the source files for license terms.
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