XFree86
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XFree86 is an open-source implementation of the X Window System for Unix-like operating systems, historically used to provide graphical user interfaces on many Linux and BSD distributions.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| XFree86 canonical | 3 |
| The XFree86 Project, Inc. | 2 |
| XFree86 video architecture | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
X Window System implementation
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display server ⓘ free and open-source software ⓘ software project ⓘ |
| basedOn |
X11
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surface form:
X11 reference implementation from MIT
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| category |
Free X implementations
ⓘ
Unix GUI software ⓘ |
| developer |
XFree86
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The XFree86 Project, Inc.
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| dispute | license change controversy in early 2000s ⓘ |
| distribution |
shipped with many BSD variants
ⓘ
shipped with many early Linux distributions ⓘ |
| effectOfLicenseChange | many Linux distributions migrated to X.Org Server ⓘ |
| feature |
hardware-specific drivers for graphics adapters
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network-transparent display using X11 protocol ⓘ support for multiple color depths and resolutions ⓘ |
| genre |
graphical user interface system
ⓘ
windowing system ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
de facto standard X server on many BSD distributions in the 1990s
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de facto standard X server on many Linux distributions in the 1990s ⓘ |
| implements |
X11
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surface form:
X Window System
X11 ⓘ
surface form:
X11 protocol
|
| influenced | X.Org Server ⓘ |
| license |
XFree86 License
ⓘ
permissive free software license ⓘ |
| maintainer |
XFree86
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The XFree86 Project, Inc.
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| operatingSystem |
BSD
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Linux ⓘ Unix-like operating systems ⓘ |
| platform |
IA-32
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various Unix-like architectures ⓘ x86 ⓘ |
| programmingLanguage | C ⓘ |
| region | international project ⓘ |
| replacedBy | X.Org Server ⓘ |
| status | largely superseded ⓘ |
| supports |
2D graphics acceleration
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configuration via text files (XF86Config) ⓘ input devices such as keyboard and mouse ⓘ multiple graphics cards ⓘ multiple monitors ⓘ remote X clients over network ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
Unix system vendors
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advanced Unix users and administrators ⓘ open-source operating system distributors ⓘ |
| usedFor |
displaying graphical applications on Unix-like systems
ⓘ
providing graphical user interfaces ⓘ |
| website | https://www.xfree86.org/ ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
The XFree86 Project, Inc.
this entity surface form:
The XFree86 Project, Inc.