opengl, opengl shading language, cg-shader, sgi-shader in a context

OpenGL OpenGL: Basic Coding
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Hi @all,
I´m a complete Newbie. I´m just starting with the topic of grafics programming. I´ve allready read a lot of stuff but I`m still a little bit confused about the differences and dependencies between OpenGL, the OpenGL Shading Language, Cg-Shader and SGI-Shader.
Could anybody explain it to me in simple words, because my second problem is that my english isn´t very well, so that I´m not sure about the things I read.
Thanx a lot.
jlukas

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You might try these links (as a start):

OpenGL
http://www.opengl.org/about/overview.html
http://www.opengl.org/resources/faq/

GLSL
http://www.opengl.org/documentation/oglsl.html
http://www.3dshaders.com
http://www.3dlabs.com/support/developer/ogl2/index.htm

Cg
http://www.nvidia.com/Cg