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| author | Timothy Arceri <tarceri@itsqueeze.com> | 2018-06-17 10:00:29 +1000 |
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| committer | Timothy Arceri <tarceri@itsqueeze.com> | 2018-06-18 09:29:38 +1000 |
| commit | 66673bef941af344314fe9c91cad8cd330b245eb (patch) | |
| tree | b4e2a69a0ec35f93542f062bd4587fefa578c0bb /docs/patents.txt | |
| parent | b8e099e7d5c8a7165b89da81ff9d5efa45139902 (diff) | |
mesa: Unconditionally enable floating-point textures
ARB_texture_float references US Patent #6,650,327 [1] which has a filing date
of June 16 1998.
According to [2], patents filed after 1995 expire 20 years from the filing
date, giving an expiration of June 17 2018.
[1] https://www.google.com/patents/US6650327
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Term_of_patent_in_the_United_States
Reviewed-by: Matt Turner <mattst88@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ian Romanick <ian.d.romanick@intel.com>
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diff --git a/docs/patents.txt b/docs/patents.txt deleted file mode 100644 index 91c5757d14d..00000000000 --- a/docs/patents.txt +++ /dev/null @@ -1,31 +0,0 @@ -ARB_texture_float: - - Silicon Graphics, Inc. owns US Patent #6,650,327, issued November 18, - 2003 [1]. - - SGI believes this patent contains necessary IP for graphics systems - implementing floating point rasterization and floating point - framebuffer capabilities described in ARB_texture_float extension, and - will discuss licensing on RAND terms, on an individual basis with - companies wishing to use this IP in the context of conformant OpenGL - implementations [2]. - - The source code to implement ARB_texture_float extension is included - and can be toggled on at compile time, for those who purchased a - license from SGI, or are in a country where the patent does not apply, - etc. - - The software is provided "as is", without warranty of any kind, express - or implied, including but not limited to the warranties of - merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose and noninfringement. - In no event shall the authors or copyright holders be liable for any - claim, damages or other liability, whether in an action of contract, - tort or otherwise, arising from, out of or in connection with the - software or the use or other dealings in the software. - - You should contact a lawyer or SGI's legal department if you want to - enable this extension. - - -[1] https://patents.google.com/patent/US6650327B1 -[2] https://www.opengl.org/registry/specs/ARB/texture_float.txt |