Open Source License

OpenSubdiv is covered by a modified Apache 2.0 license (included below), and is free to use for commercial or non-commercial use. All Pixar patents in the area of subdivision surface algorithms have also been released for public use. We welcome any involvement in the development or extension of this code; in fact, we would love it. Please contact us if you are interested.

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Copyright 2013 Pixar

Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "Apache License")
with the following modification; you may not use this file except in
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   and its affiliates, except as required to comply with Section 4(c) of
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