links to ClosedGL and S3TC library

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<h1>Mesa Frequently Asked Questions</h1>
Last updated: 21 October 2004
Last updated: 8 June 2006
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rendering, etc.
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<p>
<a href="http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/361/36173.html"
target="_parent">ClosedGL</a> is an OpenGL subset library for TI
graphing calculators.
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<p>
There may be other open OpenGL implementations, but Mesa is the most
popular and feature-complete.
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<h2>4.3 Why isn't GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc implemented in Mesa and/or the DRI drivers?</h2>
<h2>4.3 Why isn't GL_EXT_texture_compression_s3tc implemented in Mesa?</h2>
<p>
The <a href="http://oss.sgi.com/projects/ogl-sample/registry/EXT/texture_compression_s3tc.txt" target="_parent">specification for the extension</a>
indicates that there are intellectual property (IP) and/or patent issues
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algorithms).
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<p>
Until we can get official permission to do so, this extension will not
be implemented in Mesa.
In the mean time, a 3rd party <a href=
"http://homepage.hispeed.ch/rscheidegger/dri_experimental/s3tc_index.html"
target="_parent">plug-in library</a> is available.
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