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author | Hans-G?nter Theisgen |
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date | Fri Mar 18 06:53:58 2022 +0100 (2022-03-18) |
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1.1 --- /dev/null Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000 1.2 +++ b/freeglut/description.txt Fri Mar 18 06:53:58 2022 +0100 1.3 @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ 1.4 +Freeglut is a free-software and open-source alternative to the OpenGL 1.5 +Utility Toolkit (GLUT) library. 1.6 +GLUT was originally written by Mark Kilgard to support the sample 1.7 +programs in the second edition OpenGL 'RedBook'. Since then, GLUT has 1.8 +been used in a wide variety of practical applications because it is 1.9 +simple, widely available and highly portable. 1.10 + 1.11 +GLUT (and hence freeglut) takes care of all the system-specific chores 1.12 +required for creating windows, initializing OpenGL contexts, and 1.13 +handling input events, to allow for truely portable OpenGL programs.