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    3737<u>Introduction to the OpenSceneGraph</u></h2> 
    3838Welcome to OpenSceneGraph project! 
    39 <p>The OpenSceneGraph is an Open Source (LGPL), Cross Platform (Windows, 
    40 Linux, Mac OSX, FreeBSD, Irix, Solaris), Standard C++ and OpenGL based 
     39<p>The OpenSceneGraph is an Open Source <a href="../LICENSE.txt">(OSGPL)</a>, Cross Platform (Windows, 
     40Linux, Mac OSX, FreeBSD, Irix, Solaris and HP-UX), Standard C++ and OpenGL based 
    4141graphics development library. Uses range from visual simulation, games, 
    4242virtual reality, scientific visualization and graphics research. This page 
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    148148Standard C++ and OpenGL. This has allowed the scene graph to be rapidly 
    149149ported to a wide range of platforms - originally developed on IRIX, then 
    150 ported to Linux, then to Windows, then FreeBSD, then Mac OSX and most recently 
    151 Solaris! Being completely windowing system independent makes it easy for 
    152 users to add their own window-specific libraries and applications on top. 
    153 In the distribution there is already the osgProducer library, and in the Bazaar 
     150ported to Linux, then to Windows, then FreeBSD, Mac OSX, Solaris, HP-UX and  
     151even a report of successful porting to PlayStation2!  
     152<p> 
     153The core scene graph library being completely windowing system independent makes  
     154it easy for users to add their own window-specific libraries and applications on top. 
     155In the distribution there is already the osgProducer library which integrates with <a href="http://www.andesengineering.com/Producer/">OpenProducer</a>, and in the Bazaar 
    154156found at openscenegrph.org/download/ one can find examples of applications 
    155157written on top of Qt, MFC, WxWindows and SDL. Users have also integrated it 
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    167169can run multi-pipe just by use a simple configuation file.</ol> 
    168170 
    169 All the source to the OSG is published under the GNU Lesser General Public License 
    170 (LGPL) which allows both open source and closed source projects to use, 
    171 modify and distribute it freely as long its usage complies with the LGPL. 
     171All the source to the OSG is published under the Open Scene Graph Public License 
     172(a relaxed version on the LGPL) which allows both open source and closed source projects to use, 
     173modify and distribute it freely as long its usage complies with the OSGPL. 
    172174The project has been developed over the last four years, initiated by Don 
    173175Burns, and then taken over by Robert Osfield who continues to lead the project 
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    182184<p>The project is currently in beta, which means the main core features are now in 
    183185place, with a 1.0 release in second half of 2003. Despite the beta development status, 
    184 the project has already earned the reputation the leading open source scene 
     186the project has already earned the reputation as the leading open source scene 
    185187graph, and is establishing itself as a viable alternative to the commercial 
    186188scene graphs. Numerous companies, university researchers and graphics enthusiasts