X.Org Server

Developer(s)X.Org Foundation
Initial release6 April 2004 (2004-04-06)[1]
Stable release
21.1.14[2] Edit this on Wikidata / 29 October 2024
Repository
Written inC
Operating systemCross-platform
Size3.7 MiB[3]
Available inEnglish
TypeDisplay server
LicenseMIT License
Websitex.org

X.Org Server is the free and open-source implementation of the X Window System (X11) display server stewarded by the X.Org Foundation.

Implementations of the client-side X Window System protocol exist in the form of X11 libraries, which serve as helpful APIs for communicating with the X server.[4] Two such major X libraries exist for X11. The first of these libraries was Xlib, the original C language X11 API,[5] but another C language X library, XCB, was created later in 2001.[6] Other smaller X libraries exist, both as interfaces for Xlib and XCB in other languages, and as smaller standalone X libraries.[citation needed]

The services with which the X.Org Foundation supports X Server include the packaging of the releases; certification (for a fee); evaluation of improvements to the code; developing the web site, and handling the distribution of monetary donations.[citation needed] The releases are coded, documented, and packaged by global developers.[clarification needed]

  1. ^ "X.Org Foundation releases X Window System X11R6.7". LWN.net. 7 April 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
  2. ^ Olivier Fourdan (29 October 2024). "[ANNOUNCE] xorg-server 21.1.14". Retrieved 29 October 2024.
  3. ^ "Debian X.Org Server Package in sid".
  4. ^ "Xlib and XCB".
  5. ^ "Xlib and XCB".
  6. ^ "Xlib and XCB".

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