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| Developer(s) | X.Org Foundation |
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| Initial release | 6 April 2004[1] |
| Stable release | 21.1.14[2] 
/ 29 October 2024 |
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| Written in | C |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Size | 3.7 MiB[3] |
| Available in | English |
| Type | Display server |
| License | MIT License |
| Website | x |
X.Org Server is the free and open-source implementation of the X Window System (X11) display server stewarded by the X.Org Foundation.
Implementations of the client-side X Window System protocol exist in the form of X11 libraries, which serve as helpful APIs for communicating with the X server.[4] Two such major X libraries exist for X11. The first of these libraries was Xlib, the original C language X11 API,[5] but another C language X library, XCB, was created later in 2001.[6] Other smaller X libraries exist, both as interfaces for Xlib and XCB in other languages, and as smaller standalone X libraries.[citation needed]
The services with which the X.Org Foundation supports X Server include the packaging of the releases; certification (for a fee); evaluation of improvements to the code; developing the web site, and handling the distribution of monetary donations.[citation needed] The releases are coded, documented, and packaged by global developers.[clarification needed]
- ^ "X.Org Foundation releases X Window System X11R6.7". LWN.net. 7 April 2004. Retrieved 4 April 2012.
- ^ Olivier Fourdan (29 October 2024). "[ANNOUNCE] xorg-server 21.1.14". Retrieved 29 October 2024.
- ^ "Debian X.Org Server Package in sid".
- ^ "Xlib and XCB".
- ^ "Xlib and XCB".
- ^ "Xlib and XCB".