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da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd">
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /><title>README for X11R7.6</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/usr/share/sgml/X11/xorg.css" type="text/css" /><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.69.1" /><meta name="description" content=" X11R7.6 is an Open Source version of the X Window System that supports many UNIX and UNIX-like operating systems (such as Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Solaris) on a variety of platforms. This version is compatible with X11R7.5 and other X Window System implementations which support the X11 standard. " /></head><body><div class="article" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a id="id2463699"></a>README for X11R7.6</h1></div><div><h3 class="corpauthor"><a href="http://www.x.org/wiki/XorgFoundation" target="_top">
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin</a></h3></div><div><p class="pubdate">December 2010</p></div><div><div class="abstract"><p class="title"><b>Abstract</b></p><p>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinX11R7.6 is an Open Source version of the X Window System that
7c2fbfb345896881c631598ee3852ce9ce33fb07April Chinsupports many <span class="trademark">UNIX</span>® and UNIX-like
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinoperating systems (such as Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, and Solaris)
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinon a variety of platforms. This version is compatible with
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinX11R7.5 and other X Window System implementations which support
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinthe X11 standard.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin</p></div></div></div><hr /></div><div class="toc"><p><b>Table of Contents</b></p><dl><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2466061">What is X11R7.6?</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2466707">Licensing</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2466806">Pointers to additional information</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2494659">The Public Mailing Lists</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2494684">Contributing to the X.Org Foundation's X efforts.</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2494718">How to get the release</a></span></dt><dd><dl><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2494760">X11R7.6</a></span></dt><dt><span class="sect2"><a href="#id2494791">The current development tree</a></span></dt></dl></dd><dt><span class="sect1"><a href="#id2494817">Reporting Bugs</a></span></dt></dl></div><div class="sect1" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2466061"></a>What is X11R7.6?</h2></div></div></div><p>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinX11R7.6 is the seventh release in the X11R7 series.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinTarballs for packages that have had updates since the 7.5 release
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinare included in this release. To build this release, you will first need to
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinget the packages from X11R7.5 and then add the new packages from
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinX11R7.6 to them.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinSpecific release enhancements can be viewed in the <a href="ReleaseNotes.html" target="_top">Release Notes</a>.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinMost modern PC video hardware is supported in this release, and most PC
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinvideo hardware that isn't supported explicitly can be used with the
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin"vesa" driver. The <a href="ReleaseNotes.html" target="_top">Release Notes</a>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinhas a table showing the drivers provided with X11R7.6, and links to
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinrelated documentation.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinThe X.Org Foundation X releases are produced by the X.Org Foundation.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinThe X.Org Foundation has been formed as a Delaware corporation organized
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinto operate as a scientific charity under IRS code 501(c)(3) chartered
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinto develop and execute effective strategies which provide world-wide
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinstewardship of the X Window System technology and standards. Membership
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinin the X.Org Foundation is free to all participants. Applications for
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinMembership are now being accepted, and active participants in the
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinfurther development of the X Window Technology are invited to complete a
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin<a href="http://www.x.org/wiki/Membership" target="_top">membership application</a>. The X11R7.6 release has been
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinproduced by the many contributors to the X.Org community and members of
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinthe X.Org Foundation and includes code from the X Consortium, the Open
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinGroup and the <span class="trademark">XFree86</span>® Project.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinThis release is dedicated to the greater X community, developers and
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinusers alike.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2466707"></a>Licensing</h2></div></div></div><p>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinX Window System source code is covered by many licenses. All of these
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinlicenses have in common the fact that they do not impose significant
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinconditions on the modification or redistribution or either source code
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinor binaries beyond requiring one or more of the following:
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinCopyright and/or license notices are reproduced verbatim in
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chindocumentation accompanying binary distributions.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinAttributions are included with documentation accompanying binaries.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinMost of these licenses are based on the MIT, X Consortium, or BSD
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin(original and revised) licenses. All of them are consistent with the
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin<a href="http://www.opensource.org/docs/definition.php" target="_top">Open Source Definition</a>, and most are
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinconsistent with the Free Software Foundation's <a href="http://www.fsf.org/philosophy/free-sw.html" target="_top">Free Software Definition</a>.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinCopyright and Licensing information for X, including the reproduction
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinof copyright and/or license notices and attributions required by some
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinof the licenses for binary distributions, can be found in the <a href="License.html" target="_top">License Document</a>. If you find any omissions
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinin that document, please contact us with details at
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin<code class="email"><<a href="mailto:xorg@lists.freedesktop.org">xorg@lists.freedesktop.org</a>></code>.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinWhile the current licenses are all open source licenses, the
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinX.Org Foundation is attempting, with time, to bring as much as
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinpossible of the code's licenses in the distribution into compliance with the
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin<a href="http://www.debian.org/social_contract#guidelines" target="_top">Debian Free Software Guidelines</a>.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2466806"></a>Pointers to additional information</h2></div></div></div><p>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinThe documentation for this release can be found online at the <a href="http://www.x.org/" target="_top">X.Org web site</a>.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinThe X11 version numbering system (including historical information)
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chincan be found in the <a href="Versions.html" target="_top">Versions Document</a>.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinAdditional information may be available at the <a href="http://wiki.x.org/" target="_top">X.Org Foundation Wiki</a>.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2494659"></a>The Public Mailing Lists</h2></div></div></div><p>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinCurrent information about the X.Org Foundation public mailing lists is
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinavailable on <a href="http://www.x.org/wiki/XorgMailingLists" target="_top">the X.Org
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinmailing list page</a> and related desktop
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chintechnology mailing lists can be found on <a href="http://freedesktop.org/mailman/listinfo" target="_top">Freedesktop.org's mailing list
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2494684"></a>Contributing to the X.Org Foundation's X efforts.</h2></div></div></div><p>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinIf you have any new work or enhancements/bug fixes for existing work,
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinplease send them as git format patches to
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin<code class="email"><<a href="mailto:xorg-devel@lists.freedesktop.org">xorg-devel@lists.freedesktop.org</a>></code> or to our
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin<a href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/" target="_top">bug tracking system</a>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinusing the xorg component. This will help ensure that they are included
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinin future releases. More details on patch submission and review
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinprocess are available on the
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin<a href="http://www.x.org/wiki/Development/Documentation/SubmittingPatches" target="_top">
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin</p></div><div class="sect1" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2494718"></a>How to get the release</h2></div></div></div><p>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinInformation about X11R7.6 can be found from the
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin<a href="http://wiki.x.org" target="_top">X.Org Foundation wiki</a>, and at
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinmirrors of this server.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin</p><div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2494760"></a>X11R7.6</h3></div></div></div><p>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinThis is the seventh release of the new modular source code tree. The
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinsource code has been split into nine logical modules: app, data, doc,
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chindriver, font, lib. proto, util and xserver. Each of these modules
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chincontain one or more packages that can be configured, built and installed
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinseparately. Please see an X11R7.6 release site for a complete
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinlist of the tarballs.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinFor information on how to build the modular tree packages see the <a href="http://wiki.x.org/wiki/ModularDevelopersGuide" target="_top">Modular Developer's Guide</a>. This guide also
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chincontains information for developers who want to help improve the modular
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinbuild system and modular code base.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin</p></div><div class="sect2" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h3 class="title"><a id="id2494791"></a>The current development tree</h3></div></div></div><p>
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinThe X source code for this and all releases/snapshots as well as
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chindevelopment versions can also be accessed via the Freedesktop.org git
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinrepository. It's also possible to browse the <a href="http://cgit.freedesktop.org/xorg/" target="_top">freedesktop git repository</a>.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chinTo check out the latest development version, don't specify any tag.
da2e3ebdc1edfbc5028edf1354e7dd2fa69a7968chin</p></div></div><div class="sect1" lang="en" xml:lang="en"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a id="id2494817"></a>Reporting Bugs</h2></div></div></div><p>
Bugs should be reported to freedesktop.org's <a href="https://bugs.freedesktop.org/" target="_top">bug tracking system</a>