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X.org and Xfree86 reform as a single group (NewsForge)
NewsForge reports from a LinuxWorld press conference where it was announced that X.org and XFree86 have merged together under the FreeDesktop.org umbrella.
"Members of the newly-reformed X.org are still coming to grips with their new style of development, but most of the 'ex-core' XFree86 people and their cohorts agree that their new, more open style is likely to speed development not just of the visual portion of the X Window System but also of components related to sound, printing, and all the other 'pieces' needed to create and maintain a complete, user-friendly desktop environment for Linux, Unix, and related operating systems."
Update: the rumors appear to be exaggerated; see the XFree86 site for that project's denial of a merger. (Log in to post comments)
X.org and Xfree86 reform as a single group (NewsForge) Posted Jan 23, 2004 16:05 UTC (Fri) by mem (subscriber, #517) [Link] What's going to happen wrt to hardware specifications and NDAs?
X.org and Xfree86 reform as a single group (NewsForge) Posted Jan 23, 2004 17:40 UTC (Fri) by keithw (subscriber, #3127) [Link] I have real trouble believing this article - I think what has happened is that X.org has given up maintaining it's own X tree and is instead tracking (somehow) XFree86 either CVS or releases. I think this has been mooted for some time - for years, in fact.Anyway, I particularly don't think it's likely that XFree86 will have moved itself to sit on freedesktop.org....
XFree86 has not Merged with X.Org Posted Jan 23, 2004 18:19 UTC (Fri) by nileshbansal (guest, #14483) [Link] http://www.xfree86.org/#newsThere are several news items claiming that X.Org and The XFree86 Project have merged. This is a blatant lie. The XFree86 Project remains an independent organisation, and will continue as operate as an independent organisation according to its mission statement. There has been no discussion with X.Org about any such merge, let alone any agreement to a merge.
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