[1379] in NetBSD-Development
Re: [alexp@MIT.EDU] OpenGL source code
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Erik Nygren)
Sat Aug 24 03:29:43 1996
To: David K Krikorian <dkk@MIT.EDU>
Cc: jweiss@MIT.EDU, nygren@MIT.EDU, linux-dev@MIT.EDU, netbsd-dev@MIT.EDU
In-Reply-To: Your message of "23 Aug 1996 15:40:54 EDT."
<rimg25dhos9.fsf@mit.edu>
Date: Sat, 24 Aug 1996 03:28:53 EDT
From: Erik Nygren <nygren@MIT.EDU>
As far as I remember, the purpose of getting an OpenGL source license
was so that we could integrate it with the XFree86 source tree and
make an OpenGL-extended X server and libs for Linux and NetBSD
available for MIT students and labs. in the interim, XInside and
MetroLink have started selling this as a product (and are working on
adding hardware acceleration, as I understand). The Mesa project has
also picked up some steam with people tinkering with adding hardware
acceleration and integrating it as a server extension. If the effort
isn't too substantial, it may be worthwhile to make binaries with
OpenGL support available. (Some people may also be interesting in
trying to add hardware acceleration or otherwise playing with it).
Is there anyone interested in taking this on or looking into it in
more detail?
Erik
dkk wrote:
>> Looks like most of the people who should have received this, didn't.
>> Are you aware of the history behind this?
>>
>> ------- Start of forwarded message -------
>> From: alexp@MIT.EDU
>> Message-Id: <9608231532.AA07527@dit.MIT.EDU>
>> To: dkk@MIT.EDU
>> Cc: alexp@MIT.EDU, dcns-dev@MIT.EDU
>> Subject: OpenGL source code
>> Date: Fri, 23 Aug 1996 11:32:17 EDT
>>
>>
>> Connie informs me that we finally have a signable license for OpenGL source
>> code from SGI, and she needs machine info for machines where the source will
>> reside.
>>
>> We are not limited by the license to a specific number of machines, but it
>> should be a small number and they should be identifiable- i.e. somewhat like
>> the way we identify servers where our Sun source code resides, by server
>> name/I.P. address. Can you give me this info when you are ready to proceed
>> with this? I will also need to chase around for the software itself when
>> you are ready to install it...the EECS Dept. will have the media.
>>
>> Given that at least some requestors for this are in SIPB and that this
>> is source code, Connie asked that their use of the source be
>> supervised by a full-time staff member (you? someone else?)-
>> "supervised" means granting acls and keeping track of who is on the
>> acl list, informing users of confidentiality obligations in working
>> with source code (I can get a copy of the license to you later for
>> details), and having a general sense of what projects they are working
>> on. Connie specifically said that the sources should not reside on
>> SIPB servers.. that would not meet our license obligations.
>>
>> Note that the restrictions above only apply to the SGI OpenGL source itself.
>> Applications developed at MIT by SIPB or others that embody OpenGL can
>> be distributed throughout MIT and in some cases beyond (but please carefully
>> read the license before you do the latter because the details are a bit
>> tricky). For example, building modified X servers and distributing them
>> within MIT, or building OpenGL object code libraries and using these
>> within MIT should be fine.
>>
>>
>> Alex
>> ------- End of forwarded message -------
