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+Explicit GL (XGL) Sample Implementation
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+Version 0.1, 1 Sep 2014
+
+This project provides a sample implementation of an XGL driver running on 
+Intel's Haswell, IvyBridge and SandyBridge GPUs within the Linux Desktop
+Environment. This implementation is being shared with the Khronos community
+to provide early insights into the specification of XGL. It is written to
+the 0.1 version of the XGL specification, dated 1 Jul 2014. It supports a
+subset of the full specification, including:
+
+	First Triangles with hardcoded shaders
+
+This work is intended to be released as open source under a BSD-style
+license once the XGL specification is public. Until that time, this work
+is covered by the Khronos NDA governing the details of the XGL API.
+
+While this project is being developed by LunarG, Inc; there are many other
+companies and individuals making this possible: Valve Software, funding
+project development; Intel Corporation, providing full hardware specifications
+and valuable technical feedback; AMD, providing XGL spec editor contributions;
+ARM, contributing a Chairman for this working group within Khronos; Nvidia,
+providing an initial co-editor for the spec; Qualcomm for picking up the
+co-editor's chair; and Khronos, for providing hosting within GitHub.
+
+If you have questions or comments about this driver, please post those to
+gl_common@khronos.org; or if you prefer, directly to LunarG via XGL@LunarG.com
+