OpenGL is an open implementation of programming libraries used to generate 3D graphics. Without the implementation of its projects, such as X. Org, Unix systems would be limited to handling 2D graphics. Nieoferowałyby the possibility of using the window managers, many games, or animation. Meanwhile, the project has made another landmark step towards further development.

Less than a decade ago, after an introduction to the first code OpenGL, the SGI company has developed its own implementation of this library. Indeed, it was already publicly available, but because of the controversial provisions contained in the licenses Aladdin Free License B and GLX Public License, they do not gained acceptance as a free by the Free Software Foundation (FSF). After some time, as a result of negotiations with the Free Software Foundation, the company decided to change the existing way of licensing, thus opening the way for the implementation of OpenGL distributions created solely on the basis of the open-source components.

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