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diff --git a/X11/AUTHORS b/X11/AUTHORS new file mode 100644 index 000000000..1bfcc436b --- /dev/null +++ b/X11/AUTHORS @@ -0,0 +1,23 @@ +The architect of the X11 core protocol was Bob Scheifler of MIT LCS, with +significant contributions from Jim Gettys, Phil Karlton and Scott +McGregor of Digital, Dave Rosenthal of Sun, and many others of +the xpert mailing list. + +The original sample server implementation of the X11 protocol was +implemented by Phil Karlton and Susan Angebrandt doing the device +independent part of the server, with Raymond Drewry and Todd Newman of +Digital Equipment Corporation, doing the mi and original ddx +implementation; their feedback was vital to a good design, along with +that of the more than 100 alpha and beta testers who bravely tested +the X11 core design. + +The X11 protocol library (Xlib) was built principally by Jim Gettys of +Digital and MIT Project Athena, with assistance from Ron Newman of MIT +Project Athena. + +Our thanks to those at MIT, Digital Equipment Corporation, Hewlett-Packard, +IBM, and many others who had faith in us reimplementing X from first +principles. + +If there are mistakes here, they are mine; entirely possible after +over 15 years. - Jim Gettys |