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  10 <h1>Disclaimer</h1>
  11
  12 <p>
  13 Mesa is a 3-D graphics library with an API which is very similar to
  14 that of <a href="http://www.opengl.org/" target="_parent">OpenGL</a>.*
  15 To the extent that Mesa utilizes the OpenGL command syntax or state
  16 machine, it is being used with authorization from <a
  17 href="http://www.sgi.com/" target="_parent">Silicon Graphics,
  18 Inc.</a>(SGI). However, the author does not possess an OpenGL license
  19 from SGI, and makes no claim that Mesa is in any way a compatible
  20 replacement for OpenGL or associated with SGI. Those who want a
  21 licensed implementation of OpenGL should contact a licensed
  22 vendor.
  23 </p>
  24
  25 <p>
  26 Please do not refer to the library as <em>MesaGL</em> (for legal
  27 reasons). It's just <em>Mesa</em> or <em>The Mesa 3-D graphics
  28 library</em>. <br>
  29 </p>
  30
  31 <p>
  32 * OpenGL is a trademark of <a href="http://www.sgi.com/"
  33 target="_parent">Silicon Graphics Incorporated</a>.
  34 </p>
  35
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  37
  38 <h1>License / Copyright Information</h1>
  39
  40 <p>
  41 The Mesa distribution consists of several components.  Different copyrights
  42 and licenses apply to different components.  For example, some demo programs
  43 are copyrighted by SGI, some of the Mesa device drivers are copyrighted by
  44 their authors.  See below for a list of Mesa's main components and the license
  45 for each.
  46 </p>
  47 <p>
  48 The core Mesa library is licensed according to the terms of the MIT license.
  49 This allows integration with the XFree86, Xorg and DRI projects.
  50 </p>
  51 <p>
  52 The default Mesa license is as follows:
  53 </p>
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  55 <pre>
  56 Copyright (C) 1999-2007  Brian Paul   All Rights Reserved.
  57
  58 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
  59 copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
  60 to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
  61 the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
  62 and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
  63 Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
  64
  65 The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
  66 in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
  67
  68 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
  69 OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
  70 FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT.  IN NO EVENT SHALL
  71 BRIAN PAUL BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
  72 AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
  73 CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
  74 </pre>
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  76
  77 <h1>Attention, Contributors</h1>
  78
  79 <p>
  80 When contributing to the Mesa project you must agree to the licensing terms
  81 of the component to which you're contributing.
  82 The following section lists the primary components of the Mesa distribution
  83 and their respective licenses.
  84 </p>
  85
  86
  87 <h1>Mesa Component Licenses</h1>
  88
  89 <pre>
  90 Component         Location               License
  91 ------------------------------------------------------------------
  92 Main Mesa code    src/mesa/              Mesa (MIT)
  93
  94 Device drivers    src/mesa/drivers/*     MIT, generally
  95
  96 Ext headers       include/GL/glext.h     Khronos
  97                   include/GL/glxext.h
  98 </pre>
  99
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 101 In general, consult the source files for license terms.
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