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NAME
XOrgFoundation - X.Org Foundation information
SYNOPSIS
Release 7.0 of X Version 11 is brought to you by the X.Org Foundation,
LLC.
DESCRIPTION
The X.Org Foundation is an independent, not-for-profit 501(c)(3) char-
ity corporation. It was formed in 2004 as the successor to the X.Org
Group at The Open Group. The purpose of the X.Org Foundation is to fos-
ter the development, evolution, and maintenance of the X Window System,
a comprehensive set of vendor-neutral, system-architecture neutral,
network-transparent windowing and user interface standards. Membership
in the X.Org Foundation is free and open to anyone. The X.Org Founda-
tion hosts a public CVS repository of the source code on Freedesk-
top.Org.
The X Window System was created in the mid-1980s at the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology. In 1988, MIT formed a member-funded consor-
tium to provide the technical and administrative leadership necessary
to support further development of the X Window System. In 1992, MIT
and the membership decided it was in their best interests to move the
consortium out of MIT and create an independent, stand-alone organiza-
tion. All rights to the X Window System were assigned by MIT to X Con-
sortium, Inc. on January 1, 1994. On December 31, 1996 the X Consor-
tium, Inc. closed its doors and all rights to the X Window System were
assigned to The Open Group (then known as the Open Software Founda-
tion.)
ADDRESSES
The X.Org Foundation's web site is http://www.x.org/
The X.Org Foundation's public ftp site is ftp://ftp.x.org/
Information about the X.Org Foundation CVS repository is on the
Freedesktop.Org web site at http://www.freedesktop.org/Software/xorg
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