# There was some DFSG license debate about MESA in the past, on
# Debian bug 131997. This was primarily as the original license body
# did not provide the right to modify. Marc Kilgard, the upstream
# author, ultimately clarified this on the Debian bug:
# http://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=131997#71
# Reproduced here below for reference.

This program is freely distributable without licensing fees and
is provided without guarantee or warrantee expressed or implied.
This program is -not- in the public domain. 

Regarding the right to modify and distribute this software:

| From: Mark Kilgard <mjk@nvidia.com>
| To: "'Anthony Towns'" <aj@azure.humbug.org.au>
| Cc: David Starner <starner@okstate.edu>, 131997@bugs.debian.org
| Subject: RE: GLUT license
| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2002 22:56:30 -0800
|
| Anthony,
|
| > Would it be possible for you to just make it absolutely clear that
| > everyone's allowed to use, copy, and modify (and distribute their
| > modifications) of libglut?
| >
| > Just quoting the above and replying "Yes, that's fine" or similar
| > would be okay.
|
| Yes, that's fine.
|
| Were you the losers that sent me email about a a "bug" filed against
| GLUT's licensee?  I tell that story occasionally as an example of
| what idiots there are in the world.
|
| Please don't reply and waste my time with your GNU zealotry/stupidity.
|
| - Mark