On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 05:00:28PM -0700, Paul E Condon wrote: > On Sat, Nov 04, 2006 at 04:38:36PM -0700, ChadDavis wrote: > > Hey there. What X system does my recent (installed yesterday ) debian etch > > system use? Isn't there adifference between xfree86 and xorg? The docs I > > found on the debian site are for xfree86 but my system seems to have X11 / > > xorg stuff on it? Sort me out if I'm clueless. > > Sarge uses xfree86. Etch uses xorg. As I understand it, there was a change > in the license of xfree86 after release of Sarge. That change was not > acceptable according to DFSG. So, people who take such things seriously, > and have the talent to do something about it, have forked x-windows. > (I care, but don't have the talent.) > One of the major differences between XFree86 and Xorg is the use of modularized source. This allows each part of the server to worked on individually and by default easier and faster. There are now individual files for the various video cards and input devices. Kev -- | .''`. == Debian GNU/Linux == | my web site: | | : :' : The Universal | debian.home.pipeline.com | | `. `' Operating System | go to counter.li.org and | | `- http://www.debian.org/ | be counted! #238656 | | my keysever: pgp.mit.edu | my NPO: cfsg.org |
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