X.Org Foundation: nonprofit steward of the X Window System and X.Org Server
X.Org Foundation, a nonprofit steward of the X Window System and X.Org Server, coordinates development, infrastructure and releases for the open-source display server used on Linux and UNIX systems.
X.Org Foundation is a nonprofit organization that coordinates development of the X Window System and the reference server implementations derived from it. The foundation was formed on 22 January 2004 and is incorporated in Delaware as a corporation with a nonprofit purpose.
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Purpose and activities
The foundation acts as a community steward: supporting the code base, hosting development infrastructure, and organizing contributions from independent developers and companies. Its work focuses on the open-source X server and related libraries and drivers used to provide the traditional windowing environment on many systems.
Implementations and use
The X.Org Server is the most widely deployed implementation of the X protocol. It runs on Linux, UNIX and other Unix-like operating systems, and serves as the display and input layer for graphical desktop systems. Major desktop environments that rely on X technology include GNOME and KDE, and older environments such as the CDE desktop environment.
Governance and community
Development is community-driven: contributors submit code, documentation, and bug reports, while the foundation provides project governance and infrastructure to coordinate releases and ensure continued maintenance of the software stack.
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