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diff --git a/nx-X11/README b/nx-X11/README deleted file mode 100644 index d3dddc78f..000000000 --- a/nx-X11/README +++ /dev/null @@ -1,180 +0,0 @@ - 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 $ |