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 <H1>Introduction</H1>
 
 <p>
-Mesa is a 3-D graphics library with an API which is very similar to
-that of <a href="http://www.opengl.org/" target="_parent">OpenGL</a>.*
-To the extent that Mesa utilizes the OpenGL command syntax or state
-machine, it is being used with authorization from <a
-href="http://www.sgi.com/" target="_parent">Silicon Graphics,
-Inc.</a>(SGI). However, the author does not possess an OpenGL license
-from SGI, and makes no claim that Mesa is in any way a compatible
-replacement for OpenGL or associated with SGI. Those who want a
-licensed implementation of OpenGL should contact a licensed
-vendor.
+Mesa is an open-source implementation of the
+<a href="http://www.opengl.org/" target="_parent">OpenGL</a> specification -
+a system for rendering interactive 3D graphics.
 </p>
 
 <p>
-Please do not refer to the library as <em>MesaGL</em> (for legal
-reasons). It's just <em>Mesa</em> or <em>The Mesa 3-D graphics
-library</em>. <br>
+A variety of device drivers allows Mesa to be used in many different
+environments ranging from software emulation to complete hardware acceleration
+for modern GPUs.
 </p>
 
 <p>
-* OpenGL is a trademark of <a href="http://www.sgi.com/"
-target="_parent">Silicon Graphics Incorporated</a>.
+Mesa ties into several other open-source projects: the 
+<a href="http://dri.freedesktop.org/" target="_parent">Direct Rendering 
+Infrastructure</a> and <a href="http://x.org" target="_parent">X.org</a> to 
+provide OpenGL support to users of X on Linux, FreeBSD and other operating 
+systems.
 </p>
 
 
+
 <H1>Project History</H1>
 
 <p>
-The Mesa project was founded by me, Brian Paul.  Here's a short history
-of the project.
+The Mesa project was originally started by Brian Paul.
+Here's a short history of the project.
 </p>
 
 <p>
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 <p>
-November 2001: I cofound <a href="http://www.tungstengraphics.com" target="_parent">
-Tungsten Graphics, Inc.</a> with Keith Whitwell, Jens Owen, David Dawes and
-Frank LaMonica.
-I continue to develop Mesa as part of my resposibilities with Tungsten
-Graphics and as a spare-time project.
+November 2001: I cofounded Tungsten Graphics, Inc. with Keith Whitwell,
+Jens Owen, David Dawes and Frank LaMonica.
+Tungsten Graphics was acquired by VMware in December 2008.
 </p>
 
 <p>
@@ -132,10 +127,15 @@ specification as well as the GL_ARB_vertex_program and
 GL_ARB_fragment_program extensions.
 </p>
 
+<p>
+June 2007: Mesa 7.0 is released, implementing the OpenGL 2.1 specification
+and OpenGL Shading Language.
+</p>
+
 
 <p>
 Ongoing: Mesa is used as the core of many hardware OpenGL drivers for
-the XFree86 X.org X servers within the
+the XFree86 and X.org X servers within the
 <A href="http://dri.freedesktop.org/" target="_parent">DRI project</A>.
 I continue to enhance Mesa with new extensions and features.
 </p>
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 <H1>Major Versions</H1>
 
 <p>
-This is a summary of the major versions of Mesa.  Note that Mesa's major
-version number tracks OpenGL's minor version number (+1).
-Work is underway to implement the OpenGL 2.0 specification.
+This is a summary of the major versions of Mesa.
+Mesa's major version number has been incremented whenever a new version
+of the OpenGL specification is implemented.
+</p>
+
+
+<H2>Version 7.x features</H2>
+<p>
+Version 7.x of Mesa implements the OpenGL 2.1 API.  The main feature
+of OpenGL 2.x is the OpenGL Shading Language.
 </p>