X Window System (English Wikipedia)

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computerworld.com

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Scheifler, Robert W.; Gettys, Jim (April 1986). "The X window system". ACM Transactions on Graphics. 5 (2): 79–109. doi:10.1145/22949.24053. ISSN 0730-0301.

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Wheeler, David A. (16 February 2014) [6 May 2002]. "Make Your Open Source Software GPL-Compatible. Or Else". Archived from the original on 26 January 2021.

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developer.gnome.org

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kde.org

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keithp.com

Packard, Keith. "An LBX Postmortem". keithp.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023.
Packard, Keith (1999). "The Evolution of the X Server Architecture". Archived from the original on 26 June 2021.
Gettys, James; Packard, Keith (2004). The (Re) Architecture of the X Window System (PDF). Proc. Linux Symposium. Vol. 1.

linuxdocs.org

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lwn.net

"X Statement". 2 April 1998. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
X.Org Foundation releases X Window System X11R6.7 7 April 2004

mail-archive.com

Hunt, Harold (27 October 2003). "Cygwin/XFree86 - No longer associated with XFree86.org". devel@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.

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opengroup.org

"X11R6.3 (Broadway) Overview". The Open Group. 1997. Archived from the original on 7 July 1997.
The Open Group Announces Internet-Ready X Window System X11R6.4 31 March 1998

osnews.com

Boykin, Oscar (25 February 2004). "X Marks the Spot: Looking back at X11 Developments of Past Year". OSNews. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021.

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mpaque (19 August 2003). "Why Apple didn't use X for the window system". Slashdot. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023.

slashdot.org

"XFree86 joins X.Org as Honorary Member". Slashdot. 1 December 1999. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021.

yro.slashdot.org

"XFree86 4.4: List of Rejecting Distributors Grows". Slashdot. 18 February 2004. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021.

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fbdri.sourceforge.net

DRI for framebuffer consoles 15 December 2009

talisman.org

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wiki.ubuntu.com

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assets.ubuntu.com

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usenix.org

Lessons Learned about Open Source 2000
Gettys, Jim (22 June 2000). Lessons Learned about Open Source. USENIX Annual Technical Conference. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021.

wayland.freedesktop.org

Høgsberg, Kristian (2012). "X11 Application Support". Wayland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023.

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Hopkins, Don. "The X-Windows Disaster". Art.Net. Archived from the original on 11 November 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
Bumgarner, Bill (15 November 1996). "Re: X is painful". Debian Mailing Lists. Archived from the original on 31 December 2022.
"Orca". GNOME Wiki!. Archived from the original on 25 December 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
"ATK - Accessibility Toolkit". GNOME Developer Center. Archived from the original on 1 January 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2012.
"Utilities - Accessibility". KDE. Archived from the original on 14 January 2013. Retrieved 6 January 2013.
Gettys, James. "SNAP Computing and the X Window System" (PDF). Interactive Computing Everywhere. 4.6. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 June 2010.
Packard, Keith. "An LBX Postmortem". keithp.com. Archived from the original on 15 November 2023.
Corbet, Jonathan (1991). "MIT-SHM—The MIT Shared Memory Extension How the shared memory extension works". XFree86. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023.
mpaque (19 August 2003). "Why Apple didn't use X for the window system". Slashdot. Archived from the original on 12 November 2023.
Høgsberg, Kristian (2012). "X11 Application Support". Wayland. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023.
"MirSpec – Ubuntu Wiki". Wiki.ubuntu.com. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 6 March 2013.
"X Statement". 2 April 1998. Archived from the original on 24 February 2021. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
"XFree86(TM): Press Release". 6 December 1998. Archived from the original on 6 December 1998. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
Browne, Christopher. "X11R6.4 Sample Implementation Changes and Concerns". Christopher Browne's Web Pages. Archived from the original on 1 June 2008.
Gettys, Jim (2 February 2004). "Re: Announcement: Modification to the base XFree86(TM) license". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 7 September 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Swales, Steve (4 February 2002). "Q&A: The X Factor". Computerworld (Interview). Interviewed by Mitchell, Robert. IDG Communications. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. The stewards of X really dribbled away to almost nothing about five or six years ago. It wasn't really keeping pace with the technology.
Packard, Keith (1999). "The Evolution of the X Server Architecture". Archived from the original on 26 June 2021.
Wexelblat, David (23 March 2003). "A Call For Open Governance Of X Development". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
"XFree86 joins X.Org as Honorary Member". Slashdot. 1 December 1999. Archived from the original on 26 June 2021.
Harris, Mike (13 April 2003). "Another teleconference partial edited transcript". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Nolden, Ralf (20 March 2003). "Keith Packard issue". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Hunt, Harold (27 October 2003). "Cygwin/XFree86 - No longer associated with XFree86.org". devel@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 26 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Harris, Mike (9 January 2003). "9 Jan 2003". Archived from the original on 14 February 2009.
Dawes, David; Cutshaw, Robin; Evans, Marc; Murphey, Rich; Tombs, Jon; Wexelblat, David (20 March 2003). "Invitation for public discussion about the future of X". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Packard, Keith (21 March 2003). "A Call For Open Governance Of X Development". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Packard, Keith (3 April 2003). "Notes from a teleconference held 2003-3-27". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Swales, Steve (24 March 2003). "A Call For Open Governance Of X Development". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 22 December 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Wexelblat, David (23 March 2003). "A Call For Open Governance Of X Development". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 6 January 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Pennington, Havoc (14 April 2003). "Discussing issues". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 27 December 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Gettys, Jim (22 June 2000). Lessons Learned about Open Source. USENIX Annual Technical Conference. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021.
"XFree86 4.4: List of Rejecting Distributors Grows". Slashdot. 18 February 2004. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021.
Wheeler, David A. (16 February 2014) [6 May 2002]. "Make Your Open Source Software GPL-Compatible. Or Else". Archived from the original on 26 January 2021.
de Raadt, Theo (16 February 2004). "XFree86 license". openbsd-misc (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 18 January 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
Boykin, Oscar (25 February 2004). "X Marks the Spot: Looking back at X11 Developments of Past Year". OSNews. Archived from the original on 27 June 2021.
"X11R6.3 (Broadway) Overview". The Open Group. 1997. Archived from the original on 7 July 1997.

worldcat.org

search.worldcat.org

Scheifler, Robert W.; Gettys, Jim (April 1986). "The X window system". ACM Transactions on Graphics. 5 (2): 79–109. doi:10.1145/22949.24053. ISSN 0730-0301.

x.org

"7.7". Retrieved 5 April 2024.
"X11R7.x - X Window System Version 11 Release 7.x ongoing development". Retrieved 5 April 2024.
Modularization Proposal 31 March 2005
Proposed Changes for X11R7.1 21 April 2006
X – a portable, network-transparent window system February 2005
Changes Since R6.8 21 October 2005
Release Notes for X11R7.1 22 May 2006
The X.Org Foundation released 7.2.0 (aka X11R7.2) 15 February 2007
X server version 1.4 release plans. Retrieved 25 August 2007.
"Foundation Releases X7.4". X.org. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
"7.5 release announcement". X.org. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
"Wiki – 7.5 release plans". X.org. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
"7.6 release announcement". X.org. 20 December 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
"Wiki – 7.6 release plans". X.org. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
"Releases/7.7". X.org. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
"Releases/7.8". X.org. Retrieved 6 May 2014.

lists.x.org

"Thinking towards 7.6 katamari, including xcb". Lists.x.org. 21 October 2009. Retrieved 10 November 2009.
"[ANNOUNCE] X11R7.7". Lists.x.org. 6 June 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.

xfree86.org

Corbet, Jonathan (1991). "MIT-SHM—The MIT Shared Memory Extension How the shared memory extension works". XFree86. Archived from the original on 22 December 2023.
"XFree86(TM): Press Release". 6 December 1998. Archived from the original on 6 December 1998. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
Gettys, Jim (2 February 2004). "Re: Announcement: Modification to the base XFree86(TM) license". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 7 September 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Wexelblat, David (23 March 2003). "A Call For Open Governance Of X Development". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Harris, Mike (13 April 2003). "Another teleconference partial edited transcript". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Nolden, Ralf (20 March 2003). "Keith Packard issue". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Dawes, David; Cutshaw, Robin; Evans, Marc; Murphey, Rich; Tombs, Jon; Wexelblat, David (20 March 2003). "Invitation for public discussion about the future of X". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Packard, Keith (21 March 2003). "A Call For Open Governance Of X Development". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Packard, Keith (3 April 2003). "Notes from a teleconference held 2003-3-27". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 12 February 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Swales, Steve (24 March 2003). "A Call For Open Governance Of X Development". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 22 December 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Wexelblat, David (23 March 2003). "A Call For Open Governance Of X Development". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 6 January 2005. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
Pennington, Havoc (14 April 2003). "Discussing issues". forum@xfree86.org (Mailing list). Archived from the original on 27 December 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
"The Current XFree86 Release: 4.8.0". xfree86.org.
XFree86 and X11R6.3 December 1999

xorg.freedesktop.org

X11R6.9 and X11R7.0 Officially Released 21 December 2005