Xorg-Server 26.0.99.901

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56 points | by st_goliath 3 hours ago

3 comments

  • throw0101d 1 hour ago
    The mention of XQuartz (for macOS) reminded me to check that, and 2.8.6 was released mid-July:

    * https://www.xquartz.org/releases/bare/XQuartz-2.8.6.html

    Previously 2.8.5 was out in 2023:

    * https://www.xquartz.org/releases/bare/XQuartz-2.8.5.html

    There's a XQuartz 2.8.7 beta as well (xorg-server 26.1 rebase):

    * https://www.xquartz.org/releases/index.html

    • egorfine 45 minutes ago
      omg, it's been over a decade since I have last used XQuartz. Did they finally open source the whole quartz-wm?
      • throw0101d 34 minutes ago
        > An XQuartz installation consists of many individual pieces of software which have various licenses. The X.Org software components’ licenses are discussed on the X.Org Foundation Licenses page.[1] The quartz-wm[2] window manager included with the XQuartz distribution uses the Apple Public Source License Version 2.[3]

        * https://www.xquartz.org/index.html

        • egorfine 8 minutes ago
          Ah, I can see that the binary blob is not needed anymore. Nice.
        • panzi 30 minutes ago
          Just looked it up, that Apple license is indeed approved as open source/free software by the FSF and OSI!
  • tyzoid 1 hour ago
    Isn't most of this already in xlibre?
    • nazgulsenpai 33 minutes ago
      People have all kind of opinions about xlibre as a project and the politics around it that I'm not interested in, but if they're driving xorg to improve, that's a good thing.

      I'm not some anti-wayland zealot but you will pry xfce out of my cold dead hands.

      • tomstockmail 5 minutes ago
        Xorg has had releases for years and will continue to do so. But as you can see in the announcement, enterprise users are the driving factor.
      • abenga 19 minutes ago
        Even xfce will one day move to Wayland.
        • boudin 11 minutes ago
          There's already and experimental support no?
        • nazgulsenpai 15 minutes ago
          And I'll be there.
      • redsocksfan45 22 minutes ago
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  • kobbs 1 hour ago
    Intel modesetting driver with tearfree support in a xorg release!