“X.Org, an organization of The Open Group, announces today that
it has signed an agreement whereby XFree86 will become an Honorary
Member of X.Org and receive a voting seat on the Executive Board of
X.Org. Together, X.Org and XFree86 will ensure the future of the X
Window System technical standard and co-develop the Sample
Implementation (SI). The SI is the current and adopted version of
the X Standard, which is X11R6.4. XFree86 gains a clear voice in
the stewardship of the X Window System standard.”
“This agreement establishes direct contact between X.Org and
XFree86, the leading X Server provider in the Open Source Software
market. With the success and popularity of the Linux operating
system, this brings a vital and unprecedented market dimension to
the standards body. X.Org and XFree86 will work together to
ensure that future development of the X Window System SI will meet
the requirements of both the Open Source Software and commercial
markets. XFree86 has been working closely on the upcoming release
(XFree86 4.0) with many of the leading Linux vendors such as Red
Hat, Caldera and SuSE. This cooperative agreement will enhance the
ability of the two groups to effectively service the needs of over
30 million X users worldwide.”
“We are excited to have XFree86 as part of X.Org,” says Gary
Tyreman, Chairman of X.Org. “XFree86 possesses considerable
engineering talent, innovation and energy that X.Org is well
positioned to leverage. This cooperation will certainly benefit all
users of the X Window System, especially ISVs looking to capitalize
on the Linux open source software market.”