3 Mesa is a 3-D graphics library with an API which is very similar to
5 To the extent that Mesa utilizes the OpenGL command syntax or state
6 machine, it is being used with authorization from Silicon Graphics,
7 Inc.(SGI). However, the author does not possess an OpenGL license
8 from SGI, and makes no claim that Mesa is in any way a compatible
9 replacement for OpenGL or associated with SGI. Those who want a
10 licensed implementation of OpenGL should contact a licensed
13 Please do not refer to the library as MesaGL (for legal
14 reasons). It's just Mesa or The Mesa 3-D graphics
17 * OpenGL is a trademark of Silicon Graphics Incorporated.
19 License / Copyright Information
21 The Mesa distribution consists of several components. Different copyrights
22 and licenses apply to different components. For example, GLUT is copyrighted
23 by Mark Kilgard, some demo programs are copyrighted by SGI, some of the Mesa
24 device drivers are copyrighted by their authors. See below for a list of
25 Mesa's main components and the license for each.
27 The core Mesa library is licensed according to the terms of the MIT license.
28 This allows integration with the XFree86, Xorg and DRI projects.
30 The default Mesa license is as follows:
32 Copyright (C) 1999-2007 Brian Paul All Rights Reserved.
34 Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a
35 copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"),
36 to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation
37 the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense,
38 and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the
39 Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
41 The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included
42 in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
44 THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS
45 OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
46 FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL
47 BRIAN PAUL BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN
48 AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN
49 CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
51 Attention, Contributors
53 When contributing to the Mesa project you must agree to the licensing terms
54 of the component to which you're contributing.
55 The following section lists the primary components of the Mesa distribution
56 and their respective licenses.
59 Mesa Component Licenses
61 Component Location Primary Author License
62 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------
63 Main Mesa code src/mesa/ Brian Paul Mesa (MIT)
65 Device drivers src/mesa/drivers/* See drivers See drivers
67 Ext headers include/GL/glext.h SGI SGI Free B
70 GLUT src/glut/ Mark Kilgard Mark's copyright
72 Mesa GLU library src/glu/mesa/ Brian Paul GNU-LGPL
74 SGI GLU library src/glu/sgi/ SGI SGI Free B
76 demo programs progs/demos/ various see source files
78 X demos progs/xdemos/ Brian Paul see source files
80 SGI demos progs/samples/ SGI SGI copyright
82 RedBook demos progs/redbook/ SGI SGI copyright