X.Org Server
Free and open-source display server for X Window System / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
X.Org Server is the free and open-source implementation of the X Window System (X11) display server stewarded by the X.Org Foundation.
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Developer(s) | X.Org Foundation |
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Initial release | 6 April 2004; 20 years ago (2004-04-06)[1] |
Stable release | |
Repository | |
Written in | C |
Operating system | Cross-platform |
Size | 3.7 MiB[3] |
Available in | English |
Type | Display server |
License | MIT License |
Website | x |
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]