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diff --git a/doc/_attic_/XOrg69_documentation_files/README b/doc/_attic_/XOrg69_documentation_files/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000..d3dddc78f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/_attic_/XOrg69_documentation_files/README @@ -0,0 +1,180 @@ + README for X11R6.9 and X11R7.0 + + The X.Org Foundation + + 21 December 2005 + + Abstract + + X11R6.9 and X11R7.0 are Open Source versions of the X Window System + that supports many UNIX(R) and UNIX-like operating systems (such as + Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD and Solaris x86) on Intel and other + platforms. This version is compatible with X11R6.8 and other X + window system implementations which support the X11R6 standard. + +1. What are X11R6.9 and X11R7.0? + +X11R6.9 is the ninth and final full release in the X11R6 series, and X11R7.0 +is the first release in the new X11R7 series. + +The 6.9 version is a new release that includes additional hardware support, +functional enhancements and bug fixes. The 7.0 version is built from the +same source code as the 6.9 so it contains the same additional hardware sup- +port, functional enhancements and bug fixes; however, it has been split into +logical modules that can be developed, built and maintained separately, but +still fit together coherently into the larger source code base as they have +in the 6.9 tree. Specific release enhancements can be viewed in the Release +Notes. + +X11R6.9 and X11R7.0 are being released at the same time to assist in the +transition from the older monolithic source tree to the new modular source +tree. It will take time for everyone to make this transition, so we will +maintain the older X11R6 series through update releases to both X11R6.9 and +X11R6.8. + +Most modern PC video hardware is supported in both releases, and most PC +video hardware that isn't supported explicitly can be used with the "vesa" +driver. The Release Notes has a table showing the drivers provided with +X11R6.9 and X11R7.0, and links to related documentation. + +The X.Org Foundation X releases are produced by the X.Org Foundation. The +X.Org Foundation has been formed as a Delaware corporation organized to oper- +ate as a scientific charity under IRS code 501(c)(3) chartered to develop and +execute effective strategies which provide world-wide stewardship of the X +Window System technology and standards. Membership in the X.Org Foundation is +free to all participants. Applications for Membership are now being accepted, +and active participants in the further development of the X Window Technology +are invited to complete a membership application +<URL:http://www.x.org/XOrg_Foundation_Membership.html>. The X11R6.9 and +X11R7.0 codebase forms the fourth X Window System release since the formation +of the X.Org Foundation and includes code from the X Consortium, the Open +Group and the XFree86[tm] project. This release is dedicated to the greater +X community, developers and users alike. + +2. Licensing + +X Window System source code is covered by many licenses. All of these +licenses have in common the fact that they do not impose significant condi- +tions on the modification or redistribution or either source code or binaries +beyond requiring one or more of the following: + + 1. Copyright and/or license notices are left intact. + + 2. Copyright and/or license notices are reproduced verbatim in documenta- + tion accompanying binary distributions. + + 3. Attributions are included with documentation accompanying binaries. + +Most of these licenses are based on the MIT, X Consortium, or BSD (original +and revised) licenses. All of them are consistent with the Open Source Defi- +nition, and most are consistent with the Free Software Foundation's Free +Software Definition. + +Copyright and Licensing information for X, including the reproduction of +copyright and/or license notices and attributions required by some of the +licenses for binary distributions, can be found in the License Document. If +you find any omissions in that document, please contact us with details at +<xf_board@x.org>. While the current licenses are all open source licenses, +the X.Org Foundation is attempting, with time, to bring as much as possible +of the code's licenses in the distribution into compliance with the Debian +Free Software Guidelines. + +3. Pointers to additional information + +The documentation for this release can be found online at the X.Org web site +<URL:http://wiki.x.org/>. Information about binary distributions and the +attendant installation instructions can be found in the Installation Docu- +ment. + +The X11 version numbering system (including historical information) can be +found in the Versions Document. + +Additional information may be available at the X.Org Foundation Wiki +<URL:http://wiki.x.org/>. + +4. The Public Mailing Lists + +Current information about the X.Org Foundation public mailing lists is avail- +able on the X.Org mailing list page <URL:http://lists.x.org/mail- +man/listinfo/> and related desktop technology mailing lists can be found on +Freedesktop.org's mailing list page <URL:http://freedesktop.org/mail- +man/listinfo>. + +5. Contributing to the X.Org Foundation's X efforts. + +If you have any new work or enhancements/bug fixes for existing work, please +send them to <xorg@freedesktop.org> or to our bug tracking system +<URL:https://bugs.freedesktop.org/> using the xorg component. This will help +ensure that they are included in future releases. + +6. How to get the release + +Information about X11R6.9 and X11R7.0 can be found from the X.Org Foundation +wiki at <URL:http://wiki.x.org>, and at mirrors of this server. Information +about obtaining and installing binary distributions of this release can be +found in the Installation Document. + +Note that both X11R6.9 and X11R7.0 are being released simultaneously but only +one source tree is required to build the release. Information about obtain- +ing the release in source form is given below. + +6.1 X11R6.9 + +The source for version 6.9.0 is available as a single tarball: + + X11R6.9.0-src.tar.gz + +and also is available split into seven separate tarballs: + + X11R6.9.0-src1.tar.gz + X11R6.9.0-src2.tar.gz + X11R6.9.0-src3.tar.gz + X11R6.9.0-src4.tar.gz + X11R6.9.0-src5.tar.gz + X11R6.9.0-src6.tar.gz + X11R6.9.0-src7.tar.gz + +The first three of the separate tarballs contain everything except the fonts +and general X11 documentation. Those three are sufficient for building +X11R6.9 if you already have a set of fonts. The fourth and fifth contain the +fonts. The sixth contains the source for the general X11 documentation. The +seventh contains the general X11 documentation in hardcopy format. + +6.2 X11R7.0 + +This is the first release of the new modular source code tree. The souce +code has been split into nine logical modules: app, data, doc, driver, font, +lib. proto, util and xserver. Each of these modules contain one or more +packages that can be configured, built and installed separately. Please see +an X11R7.0 release site for a complete list of the tarballs. + +For information on how to build the modular tree packages see the Modular +Developer's Guide <URL:http://wiki.x.org/wiki/ModularDevelopersGuide>. This +guide also contains information for developers who want to help improve the +modular build system and modular code base. + +6.3 The current development tree + +The X source code for this and all releases/snapshots as well as development +versions can also be accessed via the Freedesktop.org CVS repository. It's +also possible to browse the freedesktop CVS repository +<URL:http://cvs.freedesktop.org/xorg/>. The CVS tag for the 6.9 version is +"XORG-6_9_0" and the CVS tag for the 7.0 version is "XORG-7_0_0". The CVS +tag for the stable branch for the %relvers; release is "XORG-6_9-branch". + +To check out the latest development version, don't specify any tag. + +7. Reporting Bugs + +Bugs should be reported to bug tracking system <URL:https://bugs.freedesk- +top.org/> using the xorg component. Before reporting bugs, please check the +server log file, which can be found at /var/log/Xorg.0.log on most platforms. +If you can't resolve the problem yourself, send the entire log file with your +bug report but not the operating system core dump. Do not edit the log file +as our developers use it to reproduce and debug your problem. Please attach +it to your bug report. + + Generated from Id: README.sgml,v 1.6 alanc Exp $. + + +$XdotOrg: xc/README,v 1.4 2005/12/21 05:39:04 kem Exp $ |