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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 [[Membership|Members]] lead this work.

The current X.Org release is [[Releases/7.7|X11R7.7]].  The next major release will be [[Releases/7.8|X11R7.8]].  Information about all [[Releases|releases]] is available.  ''(Important: If you have an older release, please see the [[Development/Security|Security page]] for information on security updates.)''

You may be interested in:
 * [[Documentation]]
 * Development-related [[News|news]].
 * X.Org [[Events|events]].
 * [[Other/Press|Press releases]].
 * [[XorgFoundation/Reports/|The Annual Report on the State of the X.Org Foundation]]
 * [[RelatedProjects|Related projects]].

== 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 ==

 * The DeveloperStart page includes information for developers along with links to per-module developer pages.

== 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]].

== 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, feel free to do so and add yourself to the [[Mirrors]] page.

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 .

== Sponsorship ==

The X.Org Foundation welcomes sponsorship (both cash and in-kind), and tries hard to put the donations of sponsors to transparent good use.  The Foundation is an extremely low-overhead all-volunteer organization.  If you are interested in contributing, please see our SponsorshipPage.

== Acknowledgements ==

Our thanks go to [[http://www.pdx.edu/|Portland State University]] and [[http://web.mit.edu|Massachusetts Institute of Technology]] for providing the hosting of x.org/freedesktop.org, to [[http://sun.com|Sun]] and [[http://hp.com|HP]] for providing the x.org/freedesktop.org hardware, and to Sun and others who have provided generous financial sponsorship and in-kind support.

Our thanks also go to the contributors to the X Window System technology over the years. Many of these are acknowledged in previous distribution [[http://www.x.org/X11R6.8.0/doc/RELNOTES6.html|release notes]].