Disclaimer
+ Please do not refer to the library as MesaGL (for legal reasons). It's + just Mesa or The Mesa 3-D graphics library. --Mesa is a 3-D graphics library with an API which is very similar to -that of OpenGL.* -To the extent that Mesa utilizes the OpenGL command syntax or state -machine, it is being used with authorization from Silicon Graphics, -Inc.(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. -
+ * OpenGL is a trademark of [3]Silicon Graphics Incorporated. -
-Please do not refer to the library as MesaGL (for legal
-reasons). It's just Mesa or The Mesa 3-D graphics
-library.
-
-* OpenGL is a trademark of Silicon Graphics Incorporated. -
+ The Mesa distribution consists of several components. Different + copyrights and licenses apply to different components. For example, the + GLX client code uses the SGI Free Software License B, and some of the + Mesa device drivers are copyrighted by their authors. See below for a + list of Mesa's main components and the license for each. + The core Mesa library is licensed according to the terms of the MIT + license. This allows integration with the XFree86, Xorg and DRI + projects. + The default Mesa license is as follows: -License / Copyright Information
- --The Mesa distribution consists of several components. Different copyrights -and licenses apply to different components. -For example, the GLX client code uses the SGI Free Software License B, and -some of the Mesa device drivers are copyrighted by their authors. -See below for a list of Mesa's main components and the license for each. -
--The core Mesa library is licensed according to the terms of the MIT license. -This allows integration with the XFree86, Xorg and DRI projects. -
--The default Mesa license is as follows: -
- -Copyright (C) 1999-2007 Brian Paul All Rights Reserved. Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a @@ -80,22 +49,16 @@ THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE. -+Attention, Contributors -
Attention, Contributors
+ When contributing to the Mesa project you must agree to the licensing + terms of the component to which you're contributing. The following + section lists the primary components of the Mesa distribution and their + respective licenses. --When contributing to the Mesa project you must agree to the licensing terms -of the component to which you're contributing. -The following section lists the primary components of the Mesa distribution -and their respective licenses. -
+Mesa Component Licenses - -Mesa Component Licenses
- -Component Location License ------------------------------------------------------------------ Main Mesa code src/mesa/ MIT @@ -109,14 +72,12 @@ Ext headers include/GL/glext.h Khronos GLX client code src/glx/ SGI Free Software License B -C11 thread include/c11/threads*.h Boost (permissive) -emulation -+C11 thread include/c11/threads*.h Boost (permissive) emulation -
-In general, consult the source files for license terms. -
+ In general, consult the source files for license terms. -