-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. +Mesa is an open-source implementation of the +OpenGL specification - +a system for rendering interactive 3D graphics.
-Please do not refer to the library as MesaGL (for legal
-reasons). It's just Mesa or The Mesa 3-D graphics
-library.
+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.
-* OpenGL is a trademark of Silicon Graphics Incorporated. +Mesa ties into several other open-source projects: the +Direct Rendering Infrastructure +and X.org to provide OpenGL +support to users of X on Linux, FreeBSD and other operating systems.
+-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.
diff --git a/docs/license.html b/docs/license.html index dd878619bef..944a5ddf00c 100644 --- a/docs/license.html +++ b/docs/license.html @@ -6,6 +6,34 @@
++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. +
+ +
+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. +
+ + +@@ -24,7 +52,7 @@ The default Mesa license is as follows:
-Copyright (C) 1999-2005 Brian Paul All Rights Reserved. +Copyright (C) 1999-2007 Brian Paul All Rights Reserved. Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), diff --git a/docs/news.html b/docs/news.html index 1505cc44f88..721d65e1d7e 100644 --- a/docs/news.html +++ b/docs/news.html @@ -11,6 +11,25 @@News
+March 26, 2007
++The new Shading Language compiler branch has been merged into the git +master branch. This is a step toward hardware support for the OpenGL +2.0 Shading Language and will be included in the next Mesa release. +In conjunction, Glean + has been updated with a new test that does over 130 tests of the +shading language and built-in functions. +
+ +April 2007
++Thomas Hellström of + +Tungsten Graphics has written a whitepaper describing the new +DRI memory management +system. +
+December 5, 2006
Mesa is now using git as its source code management system. diff --git a/docs/relnotes-6.5.3.html b/docs/relnotes-6.5.3.html index 27053c071b8..d7249aec8fb 100644 --- a/docs/relnotes-6.5.3.html +++ b/docs/relnotes-6.5.3.html @@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ TBD