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h2 class="title"><
a id="README"></
a>README for X11R7.7</
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p class="pubdate">April 2012</
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1276N/AX11R7.7 is an Open Source version of the X Window System that
1056N/Asupports many <
span class="trademark">UNIX</
span>® and UNIX-like
1056N/Aoperating systems (such as Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Solaris)
1056N/Aon a variety of platforms. This version is compatible with
1276N/AX11R7.6 and other X Window System implementations which support
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strong>Table of Contents</
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dl><
dt><
span class="sect1"><
a href="#What_is_X11R7.7">What is X11R7.7?</
a></
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dt><
dt><
span class="sect1"><
a href="#Licensing">Licensing</
a></
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dt><
dt><
span class="sect1"><
a href="#Pointers_to_additional_information">Pointers to additional information</
a></
span></
dt><
dt><
span class="sect1"><
a href="#The_Public_Mailing_Lists">The Public Mailing Lists</
a></
span></
dt><
dt><
span class="sect1"><
a href="#Contributing_to_the_X.Org_Foundations_X_efforts.">Contributing to the
X.Org Foundation's X efforts.</
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dt><
span class="sect1"><
a href="#How_to_get_the_release">How to get the release</
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span class="sect2"><
a href="#X11R7.7">X11R7.7</
a></
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dt><
span class="sect2"><
a href="#The_current_development_tree">The current development tree</
a></
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dl></
dd><
dt><
span class="sect1"><
a href="#Reporting_Bugs">Reporting Bugs</
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div class="sect1"><
div class="titlepage"><
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h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><
a id="What_is_X11R7.7"></
a>What is X11R7.7?</
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1276N/AX11R7.7 is the eighth release in the X11R7 series.
1276N/ASpecific release enhancements can be viewed in the <
a href="ReleaseNotes.html#ReleaseNotes" class="olink">Release Notes</
a>.
1056N/AMost modern PC video hardware is supported in this release, and most PC
1056N/Avideo hardware that isn't supported explicitly can be used with the
1276N/Ahas a table showing the drivers provided with X11R7.7, and links to
1056N/AThe
X.Org Foundation has been formed as a Delaware corporation organized
1056N/Ato operate as a scientific charity under IRS code 501(c)(3) chartered
1056N/Ato develop and execute effective strategies which provide world-wide
1056N/Astewardship of the X Window System technology and standards. Membership
1056N/Ain the
X.Org Foundation is free to all participants. Applications for
1056N/AMembership are now being accepted, and active participants in the
1056N/Afurther development of the X Window Technology are invited to complete a
1056N/Aproduced by the many contributors to the
X.Org community and members of
1056N/Athe
X.Org Foundation and includes code from the X Consortium, the Open
1056N/AGroup and the <
span class="trademark">XFree86</
span>® Project.
1056N/AThis release is dedicated to the greater X community, developers and
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a id="Licensing"></
a>Licensing</
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1056N/AX Window System source code is covered by many licenses. All of these
1056N/Alicenses have in common the fact that they do not impose significant
1056N/Aconditions on the modification or redistribution or either source code
1056N/Aor binaries beyond requiring one or more of the following:
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1056N/ACopyright
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1056N/Adocumentation accompanying binary distributions.
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1056N/AAttributions are included with documentation accompanying binaries.
1056N/AMost of these licenses are based on the MIT, X Consortium, or BSD
1056N/A(original and revised) licenses. All of them are consistent with the
1056N/ACopyright and Licensing information for X, including the reproduction
1056N/Aof copyright
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or license notices and attributions required by some
1276N/Aof the licenses for binary distributions, can be found in the <
a href="License.html#License" class="olink">License Document</
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1276N/AIf you find any omissions in that document, please contact us with details at
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1056N/AWhile the current licenses are all open source licenses, the
1056N/AX.Org Foundation is attempting, with time, to bring as much as
1056N/Apossible of the code's licenses in the distribution into compliance with the
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1056N/AThe X11 version numbering system (including historical information)
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1056N/ACurrent information about the
X.Org Foundation public mailing lists is
1056N/Amailing list page</
a> and related desktop
1056N/Aplease send them as git format patches to
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a class="email" href="mailto:xorg-devel@lists.freedesktop.org">xorg-devel@lists.freedesktop.org</
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1056N/Ausing the xorg component. This will help ensure that they are included
1056N/Ain future releases. More details on patch submission and review
1056N/Aprocess are available on the
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1276N/AInformation about X11R7.7 can be found from the
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h3 class="title"><
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1276N/AThis is the eighth release of the new modular source code tree. The
1056N/Asource code has been split into nine logical modules: app, data, doc,
1056N/Adriver, font, lib. proto, util and xserver. Each of these modules
1056N/Acontain one or more packages that can be configured, built and installed
1276N/Aseparately. Please see an X11R7.7 release site for a complete
1056N/Acontains information for developers who want to help improve the modular
1056N/Abuild system and modular code base.
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1056N/Ausing the xorg component. Before
1056N/Areporting bugs, please check the server log file, which can be found at
1056N/Aresolve the problem yourself, send the entire log file with your bug report but
1056N/Anot the operating system core dump. Do not edit the log file as our
1056N/Adevelopers use it to reproduce and debug your problem. Please attach it
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