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The X.Org Foundation
The X.Org project provides an open source implementation of the X Window System. The development work is being done in conjunction with the [http://freedesktop.org freedesktop.org] community. The [:XorgFoundation:X.Org Foundation] is the educational non-profit corporation whose [:BoardOfDirectors:Board] serves this effort, and whose [http://members.x.org Members] lead this work.
The current X.Org release is [:Releases/7.3:X11R7.3]. The next major release will be [:Releases/7.4:X11R7.4]. Information about all [:XorgReleases:releases] is available. (*Important: If you have an older release, please see the SecurityPage for information on security updates.*)
You may be interested in:
Development-related [:News:news].
X.Org and related [:Events:events].
[:PressReleases:Press releases].
Reporting problems, asking questions and getting help
- Check to see if your question is answered in the ["FAQ"].
Use the xorg product in the [https://bugs.freedesktop.org freedesktop bugzilla] to report bugs against X.Org. ([http://bugzilla.gnome.org/ Gnome's bugzilla suggestions] are well worth looking over if you are new to reporting bugs with systems like bugzilla.)
Check the [http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/xorg/ Xorg mailing list archives]
Send other questions or comments to [mailto:xorg@freedesktop.org the xorg mailing list].
- Or get help on [:XorgIRC:].
Development
If you are interested in helping in our efforts to improve the X Window System technology, please start [:DeveloperStart:here].
Mailing Lists
On XorgMailingLists you can find a list of X-related mailing lists hosted on lists.freedesktop.org. More mailing lists on X Window System and related technologies along with subscription directions are available at [http://lists.x.org/ XOrg Foundation].
Related Projects
[http://www.freedesktop.org freedesktop.org]
[http://www.xfree86.org The XFree86 Project, Inc.]
[http://www.gnome.org/ Gnome]
[http://www.kde.org/ The K Desktop Environment]
[http://www.ltsp.org/ Linux Terminal Server Project]
[http://x.cygwin.com/ Cygwin/X]
[http://www.opencroquet.org Croquet Project]
[http://wwws.sun.com/software/looking_glass/ Project Looking Glass]
[http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Info The freedesktop.org info page] has links to many worthwhile projects.
[http://dri.freedesktop.org/wiki/ DRI Wiki] useful information about using Direct Rendering with Xorg
Getting X
The best place to get X is from your operating system or distribution vendor. X.Org currently provides no binaries.
There are many ["Mirrors"] from which you can download source code to the X Window System. If you would like to be a mirror, please send mail to mirror_admin@x.org .
Development snapshots are currently on hiatus; most modules now update slowly enough that frequent snapshots aren't needed.
Security
For security advisories please check our SecurityPage.
Please notify us of any security issues by sending mail to xorg_security@x.org .
Acknowledgements
Our thanks go to [http://www.pdx.edu/ Portland State University] for providing the hosting of freedesktop.org and to Hewlett Packard for providing the freedesktop.org system.
Our thanks also go to the many other contributors to the X Window System technology over the years, as noted in the [http:/X11R6.8.0/doc/RELNOTES6.html release notes].