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README for X11R6.9 and X11R7.0
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The X.Org Foundation
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21 December 2005
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Abstract
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X11R6.9 and X11R7.0 are Open Source versions of the X Window System
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that supports many UNIX(R) and UNIX-like operating systems (such as
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Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Solaris x86) on Intel and other
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platforms. This version is compatible with X11R6.8 and other X
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window system implementations which support the X11R6 standard.
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1. What are X11R6.9 and X11R7.0?
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X11R6.9 is the ninth and final full release in the X11R6 series, and X11R7.0
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is the first release in the new X11R7 series.
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The 6.9 version is a new release that includes additional hardware support,
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functional enhancements and bug fixes. The 7.0 version is built from the
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same source code as the 6.9 so it contains the same additional hardware sup-
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port, functional enhancements and bug fixes; however, it has been split into
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logical modules that can be developed, built and maintained separately, but
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still fit together coherently into the larger source code base as they have
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in the 6.9 tree. Specific release enhancements can be viewed in the Release
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Notes.
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X11R6.9 and X11R7.0 are being released at the same time to assist in the
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transition from the older monolithic source tree to the new modular source
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tree. It will take time for everyone to make this transition, so we will
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maintain the older X11R6 series through update releases to both X11R6.9 and
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X11R6.8.
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Most modern PC video hardware is supported in both releases, and most PC
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video hardware that isn't supported explicitly can be used with the "vesa"
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driver. The Release Notes has a table showing the drivers provided with
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X11R6.9 and X11R7.0, and links to related documentation.
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The X.Org Foundation X releases are produced by the X.Org Foundation. The
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X.Org Foundation has been formed as a Delaware corporation organized to oper-
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ate as a scientific charity under IRS code 501(c)(3) chartered to develop and
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execute effective strategies which provide world-wide stewardship of the X
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Window System technology and standards. Membership in the X.Org Foundation is
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free to all participants. Applications for Membership are now being accepted,
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and active participants in the further development of the X Window Technology
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are invited to complete a membership application
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<URL:http://www.x.org/XOrg_Foundation_Membership.html>. The X11R6.9 and
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X11R7.0 codebase forms the fourth X Window System release since the formation
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of the X.Org Foundation and includes code from the X Consortium, the Open
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Group and the XFree86[tm] project. This release is dedicated to the greater
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X community, developers and users alike.
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2. Licensing
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X Window System source code is covered by many licenses. All of these
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licenses have in common the fact that they do not impose significant condi-
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tions on the modification or redistribution or either source code or binaries
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beyond requiring one or more of the following:
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1. Copyright and/or license notices are left intact.
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2. Copyright and/or license notices are reproduced verbatim in documenta-
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tion accompanying binary distributions.
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3. Attributions are included with documentation accompanying binaries.
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Most of these licenses are based on the MIT, X Consortium, or BSD (original
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and revised) licenses. All of them are consistent with the Open Source Defi-
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nition, and most are consistent with the Free Software Foundation's Free
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Software Definition.
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Copyright and Licensing information for X, including the reproduction of
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copyright and/or license notices and attributions required by some of the
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licenses for binary distributions, can be found in the License Document. If
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you find any omissions in that document, please contact us with details at
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<xf_board@x.org>. While the current licenses are all open source licenses,
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the X.Org Foundation is attempting, with time, to bring as much as possible
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of the code's licenses in the distribution into compliance with the Debian
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Free Software Guidelines.
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3. Pointers to additional information
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The documentation for this release can be found online at the X.Org web site
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<URL:http://wiki.x.org/>. Information about binary distributions and the
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attendant installation instructions can be found in the Installation Docu-
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ment.
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The X11 version numbering system (including historical information) can be
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found in the Versions Document.
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Additional information may be available at the X.Org Foundation Wiki
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<URL:http://wiki.x.org/>.
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4. The Public Mailing Lists
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Current information about the X.Org Foundation public mailing lists is avail-
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able on the X.Org mailing list page <URL:http://lists.x.org/mail-
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man/listinfo/> and related desktop technology mailing lists can be found on
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Freedesktop.org's mailing list page <URL:http://freedesktop.org/mail-
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man/listinfo>.
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5. Contributing to the X.Org Foundation's X efforts.
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If you have any new work or enhancements/bug fixes for existing work, please
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send them to <xorg@freedesktop.org> or to our bug tracking system
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<URL:https://bugs.freedesktop.org/> using the xorg component. This will help
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ensure that they are included in future releases.
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6. How to get the release
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Information about X11R6.9 and X11R7.0 can be found from the X.Org Foundation
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wiki at <URL:http://wiki.x.org>, and at mirrors of this server. Information
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about obtaining and installing binary distributions of this release can be
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found in the Installation Document.
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Note that both X11R6.9 and X11R7.0 are being released simultaneously but only
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one source tree is required to build the release. Information about obtain-
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ing the release in source form is given below.
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6.1 X11R6.9
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The source for version 6.9.0 is available as a single tarball:
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X11R6.9.0-src.tar.gz
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and also is available split into seven separate tarballs:
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X11R6.9.0-src1.tar.gz
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X11R6.9.0-src2.tar.gz
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X11R6.9.0-src3.tar.gz
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X11R6.9.0-src4.tar.gz
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X11R6.9.0-src5.tar.gz
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X11R6.9.0-src6.tar.gz
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X11R6.9.0-src7.tar.gz
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The first three of the separate tarballs contain everything except the fonts
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and general X11 documentation. Those three are sufficient for building
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X11R6.9 if you already have a set of fonts. The fourth and fifth contain the
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fonts. The sixth contains the source for the general X11 documentation. The
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seventh contains the general X11 documentation in hardcopy format.
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6.2 X11R7.0
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This is the first release of the new modular source code tree. The souce
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code has been split into nine logical modules: app, data, doc, driver, font,
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lib. proto, util and xserver. Each of these modules contain one or more
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packages that can be configured, built and installed separately. Please see
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an X11R7.0 release site for a complete list of the tarballs.
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For information on how to build the modular tree packages see the Modular
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Developer's Guide <URL:http://wiki.x.org/wiki/ModularDevelopersGuide>. This
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guide also contains information for developers who want to help improve the
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modular build system and modular code base.
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6.3 The current development tree
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The X source code for this and all releases/snapshots as well as development
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versions can also be accessed via the Freedesktop.org CVS repository. It's
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also possible to browse the freedesktop CVS repository
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<URL:http://cvs.freedesktop.org/xorg/>. The CVS tag for the 6.9 version is
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"XORG-6_9_0" and the CVS tag for the 7.0 version is "XORG-7_0_0". The CVS
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tag for the stable branch for the %relvers; release is "XORG-6_9-branch".
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To check out the latest development version, don't specify any tag.
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7. Reporting Bugs
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Bugs should be reported to bug tracking system <URL:https://bugs.freedesk-
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top.org/> using the xorg component. Before reporting bugs, please check the
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server log file, which can be found at /var/log/Xorg.0.log on most platforms.
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If you can't resolve the problem yourself, send the entire log file with your
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bug report but not the operating system core dump. Do not edit the log file
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as our developers use it to reproduce and debug your problem. Please attach
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it to your bug report.
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