Is OpenGL and GLUT free?

[Zaroth]

Hello all,

I just started learning OpenGL and GLUT. I wanted to know if they're free to use? If I made a game would I have to pay for a license so I'm able to distrubute my game with OpenGL and GLUT?

Thanks,
Zaroth

[ZbuffeR]

Nothing to pay.

[Zaroth]

How come there's a freeGLUT? is the orignal GLUT free too?

[V-man]

Free can mean 2 things when it comes to software :
- at no $ cost
- open source

GLUT is free but it is closed source.

Pretty much all libraries are free (free as in $)
http://www.opengl.org/wiki/Related_toolkits_and_APIs

[menzel]

GLUT is also quite outdated, so I would suggest FreeGLUT if you want something (exactly) like glut, or you can look at alternatives like glfw.