Release Notes for X11R7.6

The X.Org Foundation

   December 2010

   These release notes contain information about features and
   their status in the X.Org Foundation X11R7.6 release.
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   Table of Contents

   Dedication
   Introduction to the X11R7.6 Release
   Summary of new features in X11R7.6
   Overview of X11R7.6
   Details of X11R7.6 components

        Video Drivers
        Input Drivers
        Xorg server
        Font support

   Build changes and issues

        Silent build rules
        New configure options for font modules
        New configure options for documentation in modules

   Miscellaneous

        Socket directory ownership and permissions

   Deprecated components and removal plans

        Future Removals
        Removed in this Release

   Attributions/Acknowledgements/Credits

Dedication

   Two of the early leaders of the X Window System community were
   lost to cancer this year -- Smokey Wallace, who led the DEC WSL
   team which created the initial implementation of X11, and
   Hideki Hiura from Sun Microsystems who helped design the X11R6
   internationalization framework. This release is dedicated to
   their memory.

Introduction to the X11R7.6 Release

   This release is the seventh modular release of the X Window
   System(TM). The next full release will be X11R7.7 and is
   expected in 2011.

   Unlike X11R1 through X11R6.9, X11R7.x releases are not built
   from one monolithic source tree, but many individual modules.
   These modules are distributed as individual source code
   releases, and each one is released when it is ready, instead of
   only when the overall window system is ready for release. The
   X11R7.x releases are made by "rolling up" the individual module
   releases into a collection that is often affectionately called
   the "katamari" by the developers.

   The X11R7.6 release does not include all of the software
   formerly included in the previous X Window System releases. It
   is designed to be a reasonable baseline from which to start
   when building the window system for the first time for a new
   installation, distribution, or package set. It does not provide
   a full desktop environment, expecting a more feature rich set
   of applications to be installed from one of the several
   excellent desktop environments available for the X Window
   System. The X.Org developers continue to maintain and produce
   new releases of much of the software that was formerly in the
   main window system releases but is no longer included in the
   katamari releases, including many of the Athena Widgets desktop
   applications that were provided as samples in previous window
   system versions.

   Once their window system build is established, most builders
   watch for announcements of individual module updates on the
   xorg-announce mailing list and update to those as needed. The
   X.Org Foundation currently releases the X Window System
   katamari releases approximately once a year, but many modules,
   especially the X servers and drivers, are updated more
   frequently between those releases.

   For help with how to build and develop in the modular tree see
   the Modular Developer's Guide in the X.Org wiki.

   We encourage you to report bugs using freedesktop.org's bug
   tracking system using the xorg product, and to submit bug fixes
   and enhancements to <xorg-devel@lists.x.org>. More details on
   patch submission and review process are available on the
   SubmittingPatches page of the X.Org wiki.

   The release numbering is based on the original MIT X numbering
   system. X11 refers to the version of the network protocol that
   the X Window system is based on: Version 11 was first released
   in 1988 and has been stable for 22 years, with only upward
   compatible additions to the core X protocol, a record of
   stability envied in computing. Formal releases of X started
   with X version 9 from MIT; the first commercial X products were
   based on X version 10. The MIT X Consortium and its successors,
   the X Consortium, the Open Group X Project Team, and the X.Org
   Group released versions X11R3 through X11R6.6. Since the
   founding of the X.Org Foundation in early 2004, many further
   releases have been issued, from X11R6.7 to the current 7.6.

   The next section describes what is new in the latest full
   release (7.6) compared with the previous full release (7.5).

Summary of new features in X11R7.6

   This is a sampling of the new features in X11R7.6. A more
   complete list of changes can be found in the ChangeLog files
   that are part of the source of each X module.

     * InputClass sections in Xorg configuration files are used to
       apply configuration options to any input device matching
       specified rules, such as device path, type of device,
       device manufacturer, or other data provided by the input
       hotplug backend. Details can be found in the INPUTCLASS
       section of the xorg.conf(5) manual page.
     * Xorg configuration directories are used to allow fragments
       of the X server configuration to be delivered in individual
       files. For instance, the input device driver matching rules
       previously provided in HAL .fdi files are now provided as
       InputClass sections in .conf files in a xorg.conf.d
       directory.
     * udev is now used by the X server on Linux systems for input
       device discovery and hot-plug notification. Other platforms
       continue to use the HAL framework for these tasks for now.
     * X protocol C-language Binding (XCB) is now included in the
       katamari, and is required by several client-side modules,
       including libX11, xlsatoms, xlsclients and xwininfo. XCB is
       a replacement for Xlib featuring a small footprint, latency
       hiding, direct access to the protocol, improved threading
       support, and extensibility. More information can be found
       on the XCB website at http://xcb.freedesktop.org/.
     * Major progress has been made on the X.Org Documentation
       modernization - most of the library and protocol
       specifications are now included in the modules for those
       libraries and protocols so they can be updated in sync with
       new versions, and many have been converted to DocBook XML
       from the variety of formats they were previously in. On
       most systems these documents will be installed under
       /usr/share/doc/. They are also posted on the X.Org website
       at http://www.x.org/releases/X11R7.6/.
     * Video and input driver enhancements. Please see the
       ChangeLog files for individual drivers; there are far too
       many updates to list here.
     * ... and the usual assortment of correctness and crash
       fixes.

Overview of X11R7.6

   On most platforms, X11R7.6 has a single hardware-driving X
   server binary called Xorg. This binary can dynamically load the
   video drivers, input drivers, and other modules that are
   needed. Xorg has currently has support for Linux, Solaris, and
   some BSD OSs on Alpha, PowerPC, IA-64, AMD64, Intel x86, Sparc,
   and MIPS platforms.

   Additional specialized X server binaries may be found depending
   on the platform and build configuration, including:

   Xdmx
          is a proxy X server that uses one or more other X
          servers as its display devices. It provides multi-head X
          functionality for displays that might be located on
          different machines.

   Xnest
          is a nested X server, that operates as both an X client
          and X server. Xnest is a client of the real server which
          manages windows and graphics requests on its behalf.
          Xnest is a server to its own clients, and manages
          windows and graphics requests on their behalf. To these
          clients, it appears to be a conventional server.

   Xephyr
          is a X server that outputs to a window on a pre-existing
          "host" X display. Unlike Xnest which is an X proxy, and
          thus limited to the capabilities of the host X server,
          Xephyr is a full X server which uses the host X server
          window as a "framebuffer" via fast SHM XImages.

   Xvfb
          is a virtual framebuffer X server that can run on
          machines with no display hardware and no physical input
          devices. It emulates a dumb framebuffer using virtual
          memory.

   Xquartz
          is an X server that interacts with the MacOS X native
          Aqua window system, displaying windows on the Mac
          desktop and accepting input from the Mac system devices,
          allowing X11 applications to be used in a native Mac
          desktop session.

   Xwin
          is an X server that runs under the Cygwin environment,
          interacting with the Microsoft Windows native window
          system, displaying windows on the Windows desktop and
          accepting input from the Windows system devices,
          allowing X11 applications to be used in a native Windows
          desktop session.

Details of X11R7.6 components

Video Drivers

   X11R7.6 includes the following video drivers:

   Driver Name Description Further Information
   apm Alliance Pro Motion README.apm
   ark Ark Logic
   ast ASPEED Technology
   chips Chips & Technologies README.chips, chips(4)
   cirrus Cirrus Logic
   fbdev Linux framebuffer device fbdev(4)
   geode (*) AMD Geode GX and LX
   glint 3Dlabs, TI glint(4)
   i128 Number Nine README.I128, i128(4)
   i740 Intel i740 README.i740
   imstt Integrated Micro Solns
   intel Intel i8xx/i9xx README.intel, intel(4)
   mach64 ATI Mach64 README.ati
   mga Matrox mga(4)
   neomagic NeoMagic neomagic(4)
   newport (-) SGI Newport README.newport, newport(4)
   nsc National Semiconductor nsc(4)
   nv NVIDIA nv(4)
   r128 ATI Rage128 README.r128, r128(4)
   radeon ATI Radeon radeon(4)
   rendition Rendition README.rendition, rendition(4)
   s3 S3 (not ViRGE or Savage)
   s3virge S3 ViRGE README.s3virge, s3virge(4)
   savage S3 Savage savage(4)
   siliconmotion Silicon Motion siliconmotion(4)
   sis SiS README.SiS, sis(4)
   sisusb SiS USB sisusb(4)
   suncg14 (+) Sun cg14
   suncg3 (+) Sun cg3
   suncg6 (+) Sun GX and Turbo GX
   sunffb (+) Sun Creator/3D, Elite 3D
   sunleo (+) Sun Leo (ZX)
   suntcx (+) Sun TCX
   tdfx 3Dfx Voodoo Banshee, 3, 4 & 5 tdfx(4)
   tga DEC TGA README.DECtga
   trident Trident trident(4)
   tseng Tseng Labs
   v4l Video4Linux v4l(4)
   vesa VESA vesa(4)
   vmware VMware guest OS vmware(4)
   voodoo 3Dfx Voodoo 1 & 2 voodoo(4)
   wsfb Workstation Framebuffer wsfb(4)
   xgi XGI xgi(4)
   xgixp XGI XP xgixp(4)

   Drivers marked with (*) are present in a preliminary form in
   this release, but are not complete and/or stable yet.

   Drivers marked with (+) are for Linux/Sparc only.

   Drivers marked with (-) are for Linux/mips only.

Input Drivers

   X11R7.6 includes the following input drivers:

  Driver Name Description                            Further Information
  acecad      Acecad Flair                           acecad(4)
  aiptek(*)   Aiptek USB tablet                      aiptek(4)
  evdev(*)    Linux kernel EvDev                     evdev(4)
  joystick    Joystick                               joystick(4)
  kbd         generic keyboards (non-evdev systems)  kbd(4)
  mouse       most mouse devices (non-evdev systems) mousedrv(4)
  synaptics   Synaptics & ALP touchpads              synaptics(4)
  vmmouse     VMWare virtual mouse                   vmmouse(4)
  void        dummy device                           void(4)

   Drivers marked with (*) are available for Linux only.

Xorg server

Loader and Modules

   The Xorg server relies on the operating system's native module
   loader support for handling program modules. The X server makes
   use of modules for video drivers, X server extensions, input
   device drivers, framebuffer layers, and internal components
   used by some drivers (like XAA & EXA).

   The module interfaces (both API and ABI) used in this release
   are subject to change without notice. While we will attempt to
   provide backward compatibility for the module interfaces, we
   cannot guarantee this. Compatibility in the other direction is
   explicitly not guaranteed because new modules may rely on
   interfaces added in new releases.

Note about module security

   The X server runs with root privileges, i.e., the X server
   loadable modules also run with these privileges. For this
   reason we recommend that all users be careful to only use
   loadable modules from reliable sources, otherwise the
   introduction of viruses and contaminated code can occur and
   wreak havoc on your system. We hope to have a mechanism for
   signing/verifying the modules that we provide available in a
   future release.

Configuration File

   The Xorg server uses a configuration file as the primary
   mechanism for providing configuration and run-time parameters.
   The configuration file format is described in detail in the
   xorg.conf(5) manual page.

   Note that this release features significant improvements for
   running the server without a configuration file, so many users
   may find that that they don't need a configuration file.

   If you do need to customize the configuration file, see the
   xorg.conf manual page . You can also check the driver-specific
   manual pages and the related documentation (found at driver
   tables) also.

   The recommended method for generating a configuration file is
   to use the Xorg server itself. Run as root:
        Xorg -configure

   and follow the instructions.

Command Line Options

   Command line options can be used to override some default
   parameters and parameters provided in the configuration file.
   These command line options are described in the Xorg(1) manual
   page.

Multi-head

   Some multi-head configurations are supported in X11R7.6.
   Support for multiple PCI/AGP cards may require a kernel with
   changes to support VGA arbitration.

   One of the main problems is with drivers not sufficiently
   initializing cards that were not initialized at boot time. This
   has been improved somewhat with the INT10 support that is used
   by most drivers (which allows secondary card to be
   "soft-booted", but in some cases there are other issues that
   still need to be resolved. Some combinations can be made to
   work better by changing which card is the primary card (either
   by using a different PCI slot, or by changing the system BIOS's
   preference for the primary card).

Xinerama

   Xinerama is an X server extension that allows multiple physical
   screens connected to multiple video devices to behave as a
   single screen. With traditional multi-head in X11, windows
   cannot span or cross physical screens. Xinerama removes this
   limitation. Xinerama does, however, require that the physical
   screens all have the same root depth, so it isn't possible, for
   example, to use an 8-bit screen together with a 16-bit screen
   in Xinerama mode.

   Xinerama is not enabled by default, and can be enabled with the
   +xinerama command line option for the X server. Note that
   enabling Xinerama may disable certain other extensions which
   are not compatible with Xinerama.

DDC

   The VESA(R) Display Data Channel (DDC(TM)) standard allows the
   monitor to tell the video card (or in some cases the computer
   directly) about itself; particularly the supported screen
   resolutions and refresh rates.

   Partial or complete DDC support is available in most of the
   video drivers. DDC is enabled by default, but can be disabled
   with a "Device" section entry: Option "NoDDC". We have support
   for DDC versions 1 and 2; these can be disabled independently
   with Option "NoDDC1" and Option "NoDDC2".

   At startup the server prints out DDC information from the
   display, and can use this information to set the default
   monitor parameters, or to warn about monitor sync limits if
   those provided in the configuration file don't match those that
   are detected.

Changed behavior caused by DDC.

   Several drivers use DDC information to set the screen size and
   pitch. This can be overridden by explicitly resetting it to the
   and non-DDC default value 75 with the -dpi 75 command line
   option for the X server, or by specifying appropriate screen
   dimensions with the "DisplaySize" keyword in the "Monitor"
   section of the config file.

GLX and the Direct Rendering Infrastructure (DRI)

   Direct rendered OpenGL(R) support is provided for several
   hardware platforms by the Direct Rendering Infrastructure
   (DRI). Further information about DRI can be found at the DRI
   Project's web site. The 3D core rendering component is provided
   by Mesa.

   Of note is that this release supports building the X server
   using the system-wide libdrm. Previously, drm was kept in the
   server's tree and loaded as a module, rather than using the
   standard OS mechanisms for managing shared libraries of code.
   This requires that the server be built using a version of
   libdrm of 2.3.0 or newer if it is to use DRM.

Terminate Server keystroke

   The Xorg server has previously allowed users to exit the server
   by pressing the keys Control + Alt + Backspace. While this
   function is still enabled by default in this release, the
   keymap data usually used with Xorg, from the xkeyboard-config
   project, has been modified to not map that sequence by default,
   in order to reduce the chance that inexperienced users will
   accidentally destroy their work.

   Users who wish to have this functionality available by default
   may enable it via the XKB configuration option
   "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp". For instance, the setxkbmap command
   can be used to enable this by running:
        setxkbmap -option "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp"

   The XKB Configuration Guide also includes an example
   xorg.conf.d file that sets the "terminate:ctrl_alt_bksp" option
   by default on all keyboards. Many desktop environments include
   XKB configuration options in their preferences to enable this
   as well.

X Server startup state

   The X servers in the X11R7.6 release now start by default with
   an empty black screen and do not draw the mouse cursor until a
   client sets the cursor image. To restore the classic behavior
   of starting with the grey weave pattern and * cursor, start the
   X server with the -retro option.

Font support

   Details about the font support in X11R7.6 can be found in the
   "Fonts in X11R7.6" document.

Default font installation directory

   Previous versions of X installed font files under the
   lib/X11/fonts subdirectory of the X installation directory (for
   instance, in X11R6 releases, /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/fonts was
   commonly used). This release uses the default installation path
   of the fonts subdirectory of the datadir setting from the GNU
   autoconf configuration. For instance, if the fonts are
   configured with ./configure --prefix=/usr, they will be
   installed under subdirectories of /usr/share/fonts/X11. The
   font module configure scripts all take an option of
   --with-fontrootdir=PATH to override the default. If
   --with-fontrootdir is not specified, the fontutil pkg-config
   file will be consulted to find the fontrootdir specified when
   the fontutil module was installed.

Bitmap font compression methods

   The X11R7.6 release supports PCF format bitmap fonts stored
   uncompressed or compressed via the compress, gzip, or bzip2
   programs. To utilize bzip2 compression, the libXfont and
   mkfontscale modules must be built with the --with-bzip2 -- all
   other methods are enabled by default.

   To specify which compression method to use when installing a
   font module from X11R7.6 the configure scripts accept an option
   of --with-compression=TYPE, where TYPE may be none, compress,
   gzip, or bzip2.

Type1 Font support

   Previous versions of X came with two Postscript Type1 font
   backends. The functionality from the "Type1" backend has been
   replaced by the Type1 support in the "FreeType" backend.

CID Font support

   The CID-keyed font format was designed by Adobe Systems for
   fonts with large character sets. The CID-keyed format is
   obsolete, as it has been superseded by other formats such as
   OpenType/CFF and support for CID-keyed fonts has been removed
   from X11.

Build changes and issues

Silent build rules

   Most of the modules in this release use the AM_SILENT_RULES
   option of GNU automake 1.11. When building the software, most
   output will show an abbreviated format for the commands being
   run, such as:
   CC   xmen.o

   To enable verbose output, showing all the arguments to the
   commands being run, add the flag V=1 to the make command line
   or add the flag --disable-silent-rules to the configure
   command.

New configure options for font modules

   The bitmap font modules now accept a configure option of
   --disable-all-encodings to set the default for all encodings to
   off, requiring builders to then pass --enable-<encoding> flags
   for each encoding to be built.

New configure options for documentation in modules

   As many more modules now contain documentation to be converted
   from DocBook XML to text, HTML, PostScript, and/or PDF formats,
   new standard options have been added to the configure macros to
   control the build of these in the modules.

   --with-xmlto=yes|no

   Enables or disables use of the xmlto command to translate
   DocBook XML to other formats. All DocBook XML conversions
   require use of this command.

   --with-fop=yes|no

   Enables or disables use of the Apache fop command to translate
   DocBook XML to PostScript and PDF formats.

   --enable-docs=yes|no

   Enables or disables the build and installation of all
   documentation except traditional man pages or those covered by
   the --enable-devel-docs and --enable-specs options.

   --enable-devel-docs=yes|no

   Enables or disables the build and installation of documentation
   for developers of the X.Org software modules.

   --enable-specs=yes|no

   Enables or disables the build and installation of the formal
   specification documents for protocols and APIs.

Miscellaneous

   This section describes other items of note for the X11R7.6
   release.

Socket directory ownership and permissions

   The socket directories created in /tmp are now required to be
   owned by root and have their sticky-bit set. If the permissions
   are not set correctly, the component using this directory will
   print an error message and fail to start. Common socket
   directories that are known to be affected include:
        /tmp/.font-unix
        /tmp/.ICE-unix
        /tmp/.X11-unix

   These directories are used by the font server (xfs),
   applications using the Inter-Client Exchange protocol (ICE) and
   the X server, respectively.

   There are several solutions to the problem of when to create
   these directories. They could be created at install time by the
   system's installer if the /tmp dir is persistent. They could be
   created at boot time by the system's boot scripts (e.g., the
   init.d scripts). Or, they could be created by PAM modules at
   service startup or user login time.

   The solution chosen is platform dependent, and the system
   administrator should be able to handle creating those
   directories on any systems that do not have the correct
   ownership or permissions.

Deprecated components and removal plans

   This section lists current plans for removal of obsolete or
   deprecated components in the X.Org releases. As our releases
   are open source, users who continue to require these can find
   the source in previous releases and continue to use these, but
   the X.Org Foundation and its volunteers have decided the burden
   of continued maintenance and distribution in the core X11
   releases outweighs the benefits of doing so. In some cases,
   this is simply because no one has volunteered to do continued
   maintenance, so if software is listed here that you need, you
   can contact <xorg@lists.freedesktop.org> to volunteer to take
   over maintainership, either inside or outside of the Xorg
   release process.

Future Removals

   DGA version 2

   DGA 2.0 is included in 7.6. Documentation for the client
   libraries can be found in the XDGA(3) man page. DGA should be
   considered deprecated; if you are relying on it, please let us
   know what you need it for so we can find better solutions. In
   this release, support has been removed for all DGA rendering
   and mapping code, leaving just mode setting and raw input
   device access.

   Input device discovery via HAL

   The Xorg server currently uses the HAL framework to discover
   connected input devices, receive notification of hotplug events
   for them, and to retrieve configuration parameters for them.
   The HAL maintainers have deprecated HAL, so the X.Org
   developers have begun replacement with alternatives. As a
   result, configuration of input devices via HAL *.fdi files is
   no longer supported on Linux platforms using udev, and may not
   be supported on other platforms in future Xorg server releases.

Removed in this Release

   Xprint

   The Xprint server and extension were previously removed from
   X11R7.5. This release removes Xprint support from a number of
   client programs that still had it.

   Xsdl server

   The experimental Xsdl server has never been finished or
   maintained, and was removed in this release.

   Unmaintained extensions

   Support has been removed from the X servers for the following
   extensions, which were obsolete, not widely used, or not
   working:
     * Multi-Buffering

Attributions/Acknowledgements/Credits

   This section lists the credits for the X11R7.6 release. For a
   more detailed breakdown, refer to the ChangeLog file in the
   source tree for each module, the history in the xorg product in
   freedesktop.org's git repositories or the 'git log' information
   for individual source files.

   The X Window System has been a collaborative effort from its
   inception. Our apologies for anyone or organization
   inadvertently overlooked. Many individuals (including major
   contributors) who worked on X are represented by their
   employers in this list. If you feel we have left anyone out,
   please let us know.

   These people contributed in some way to X11R7.6 since the
   release of X11R7.5:
   &#37011;&#36920;&#26133;             Kim Woelders
   Aaron Plattner                       Kok, Auke
   Aaron Zang                           Kristian Ho/gsberg
   Adam Jackson                         Kusanagi Kouichi
   Adam Tkac                            Lee Leahu
   Adrian 'Dagurashibanipal' von Bidder Leif Middelschulte
   Adrian Bunk                          Leonardo Chiquitto
   Alan Coopersmith                     Lubos Lunak
   Alberto Milone                       Luc Verhaegen
   Alex Deucher                         Luca Tettamanti
   Alex Warg                            Ma Ling
   Alexander Kabaev                     Maarten Maathuis
   Alp Toker                            Macpaul Lin
   Andrej Gelenberg                     Magnus Kessler
   Andres Salomon                       Marc Majka
   Andrew Chant                         Marcin Baczynski
   Andrew Randrianasulu                 Marcin Koscielnicki
   Andrzej Hajda                        Marcin Slusarz
   Andy Furniss                         Marek Olsak
   Andy Ritger                          Mario Kleiner
   Antoine Latter                       Mark Kettenis
   Arkadiusz Miskiewicz                 Marko Myllynen
   Arnaud Fontaine                      Markus Duft
   Auke Kok                             Markus Gapp
   Bart Massey                          Markus Strobl
   Bartek Iwaniec                       Mart Raudsepp
   Bartosz Brachaczek                   Martin Ettl
   Ben Byer                             Martin Otte
   Ben Hutchings                        Martin Paertel
   Ben Skeggs                           Martin-Eric Racine
   Benjamin Close                       Marton Nemeth
   Benjamin Tissoires                   Matt Dew
   Bernhard R. Link                     Matt Turner
   Bob Ham                              Matteo Delfino
   Brian Paul                           Matthias Hopf
   Brice Goglin                         Matthieu Herrb
   Bryce Harrington                     Matthijs Kooijman
   Carl Worth                           Michael Cree
   Carlos Garnacho                      Michael Jansen
   Carsten Meier                        Michael Olbrich
   Cedric Cellier                       Michael Ost
   Chase Douglas                        Michael Stapelberg
   Chris Bagwell                        Michael Vogt
   Chris Ball                           Michal/ Gorny
   Chris Dekter                         Michel Daenzer
   Chris Humbert                        Mikhail Gusarov
   Chris Wilson                         Nicolai Haehnle
   Christian Buehler                    Nicolas Boullis
   Christian Hartmann                   Nicolas George
   Christian Zander                     Nicolas Reinecke
   Christoph Pfister                    Nigel Tamplin
   Christopher James Halse Rogers       Nirbheek Chauhan
   Cody Maloney                         Oldrich Jedlicka
   Colin Harrison                       Oliver McFadden
   Colin Watson                         Olivier Samyn
   Cooper Yuan                          Osamu Sayama
   Corbin Simpson                       Oswald Buddenhagen
   Csillag Kristof                      Otavio Salvador
   Cyril Brulebois                      Owain G. Ainsworth
   Dan Nicholson                        Owen W. Taylor
   Daniel Drake                         Patrick Caulfield
   Daniel Kahn Gillmor                  Patrick Curran
   Daniel Stone                         Patrick E. Kane
   Dave Airlie                          Patrick Guimond
   David Ge                             Paul Bender
   David James                          Paul Loewenstein
   David Ronis                          Paul "TBBle" Hampson
   David Woodhouse                      Pauli Nieminen
   Diego 'Flameeyes' Petteno            Paulo Cesar Pereira de Andrade
   Dima Kogan                           Paulo Ricardo Zanoni
   Dirk Wallenstein                     Peter Harris
   Dmitry Torokhov                      Peter Hutterer
   Dominik Jasiok                       Peter Korsgaard
   Donnie Berkholz                      Petr Salinger
   Eamon Walsh                          Philippe Ribet
   Ed Schouten                          Pierre-Loup A. Griffais
   Edward Moy                           Rami Ylimaeki
   Edward O'Callaghan                   Remi Cardona
   Egbert Eich                          Remi Denis-Courmont
   Eric Anholt                          Richard Barnette
   Eric Piel                            Richard Purdie
   Eric Sesterhenn                      Rob Taylor
   Fabio Pedretti                       Robert Bragg
   Fernando Carrijo                     Robert Hooker
   Francisco Jerez                      Robert Morell
   Frank Huang                          Roel Kluin
   Fredrik Hoeglund                     Roland Scheidegger
   Gabor Z. Papp                        Ruediger Oertel
   Gaetan Nadon                         Ryan Hajdaj
   Geoffrey Li                          Sam Lau
   Guillem Jover                        Sami Farin
   Hans Nieser                          Samuel Thibault
   Heikki Lindholm                      Sascha Hlusiak
   Henning Sten                         Sedat Dilek
   Henry Zhao                           Shunichi Fuji
   Hiroyuki Ikezoe                      Simon Farnsworth
   Horst Wente                          Simon Thum
   Hunk Cui                             So/ren Sandmann Pedersen
   Ian Osgood                           Thien-Thi Nguyen
   Ian Romanick                         Thomas Coppi
   Ingmar Vanhassel                     Thomas Hellstrom
   Jakob Bornecrantz                    Thomas Hunger
   James Cloos                          Thomas Jaeger
   James Jones                          Tiago Vignatti
   James Le Cuirot                      Tilman Sauerbeck
   Jamey Sharp                          Tim Yamin
   Jan Hauffa                           Timo Aaltonen
   Jens Petersen                        Timo Myyra
   Jeremy Huddleston                    Tobias Droste
   Jeremy Kolb                          Tobias Koch
   Jeroen Hoek                          Tollef Fog Heen
   Jerome Glisse                        Tomas Carnecky
   Jesse Adkins                         Tomas Chvatal
   Jesse Barnes                         Tormod Volden
   Jim Ingram                           Trevor Woerner
   Jim Ramsay                           Ville Syrjaelae
   Joachim Breitner                     Vincent Torri
   Jon TURNEY                           Walter Harms
   Josh Triplett                        Will Thompson
   Julien Cristau                       Wolfram
   Julien Danjou                        Xavier Chantry
   Juliusz Chroboczek                   Xiaoyang Yu (Max)
   Justin Mattock                       Y.C. Chen
   Kalle Olavi Niemitalo                Yaakov Selkowitz
   Karl Tomlinson                       Yang Zhao
   Kees Cook                            Yann Droneaud
   Keith Packard                        Yannick Heneault
   Kenneth Graunke                      Zephaniah E. Hull
   Kevin E Martin                       Zhao Yakui
   Kevin Van Vechten

   This product includes software developed by:
   2d3d Inc. Kevin E. Martin
   3Dlabs Inc. Ltd. Kim woelders
   Aaron Plattner Kristian Ho/gsberg
   Adam de Boor Larry Wall
   Adam Jackson Lars Knoll
   Adobe Systems Inc. Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory
   Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Leif Delgass
   After X-TT Project Lennart Augustsson
   AGE Logic Inc. Leon Shiman
   Alan Coopersmith Lexmark International Inc.
   Alan Cox Linus Torvalds
   Alan Hourihane Linuxcare Inc.
   Alexander Gottwald Lorens Younes
   Alex Deucher Luc Verhaegen
   Alex Williamson Machine Vision Holdings Inc.
   Alexei Gilchrist Mandriva Linux
   Anders Carlsson Manfred Brands
   Andreas Luik Manish Singh
   Andreas Monitzer Marc Aurele La France
   Andreas Robinson Mark Adler
   Andrei Barbu Mark J. Kilgard
   Andrew C Aitchison Mark Kettenis
   Andrey A. Chernov Mark Leisher
   Andy Ritger Mark Smulders
   Angus Lees Mark Vojkovich
   Ani Joshi Martin Husemann
   Anton Zioviev Marvin Solomon
   Apollo Computer Inc. Massachusetts Inst. Of Technology
   Apple Computer Inc. Matrox Graphics
   Apple Inc. Matt Dew
   Ares Software Corp. Matthew Grossman
   Arnaud LE HORS Matthias Hopf
   Arne Schwabe Matthias Ihmig
   ASPEED Technology Inc. Matthieu Herrb
   AT&T Inc. Metro Link Inc.
   ATI Technologies Inc. Michal Rehacek
   Bart Massey Michael Bax
   Bart Trojanowski, Symbio Technologies, LLC Michael H. Schimek
   BEAM Ltd. Michael P. Marking
   Benjamin Herrenschmidt Michael Schimek
   Benjamin Rienfenstahl Michael Smith
   Ben Skeggs Michel Daenzer
   Beth Mardutho: The Syriac Institute Mike A. Harris
   Bigelow and Holmes Mike Harris
   Bill Reynolds Ming Yu
   Bitstream Inc. MIPS Computer Systems Inc.
   Bogdan Diaconescu MontaVista Software Inc.
   Branden Robinson National Security Agency
   Brian Fundakowski Feldman National Semiconductor
   Brian Goines NCR Corporation Inc.
   Bogdan D. Neil Brown
   Brian Paul NetBSD Foundation
   Bruce Kalk Netscape Communications Corp.
   Bruno Haible Network Computing Devices Inc.
   Bryan Stine New Mexico State University
   Bryan W. Headley. Nicholas Joly
   C. Scott Ananian Nicholas Miell
   Carl Switzky Nicholas Wourms
   Catharon Productions Inc. Nicolai Haehnle
   Charles Murcko Noah Levitt
   Chen Xiangyang Nolan Leake
   Chisato Yamauchi Nokia Corporation
   Chris Constello Nokia Home Communications
   Chris Salch Novell Inc.
   Christian Thaeter Nozomi YTOW
   Christian Zietz NTT Software Corporation
   Cognition Corp. Number Nine Computer Corp.
   Compaq Computer Corporation Number Nine Visual Technologies
   Concurrent Computer Corporation NVIDIA Corporation
   Conectiva S.A. Oivier Danet
   Corin Anderson Oki Technosystems Laboratory Inc.
   Corvin Zahn. Olivetti Research Limited
   Cronyx Ltd. OMRON Corporation
   Craig Struble Open Software Foundation
   Daewoo Electronics Co. Ltd. Open Text Corporation
   Dag-Erling Smo/rgrav OpenedHand Ltd.
   Dale Schumacher Oracle Corp.
   Damien Miller Orest Zborowski
   Daniel Berrange Owen Taylor
   Daniel Borca Pablo Saratxaga
   Daniel Stone Panacea Inc.
   Daniver Limited Panagiotis Tsirigotis
   Daryll Strauss Paolo Severini
   Data General Corporation Pascal Haible
   Dave Airlie Patrick Lecoanet
   David Bateman Patrick Lerda
   David Dawes Paul Anderson
   David E. Wexelblat Paul Elliott
   David Holland Paul Mackerras
   David J. McKay Peter Breitenlohner
   David McCullough Peter Hutterer
   David Mosberger-Tang Peter Kunzmann
   David Reveman Peter Osterlund
   David S. Miller Peter Trattler
   David Woodhouse Phil Karlton
   Davor Matic Philip Blundell
   Deron Johnson Philip Homburg
   Digeo Inc. Philip Langdale
   Dennis De Winter Precision Insight Inc.
   Digital Equipment Corporation Prentice Hall
   Dirk Hohndel Quarterdeck Office Systems
   Dmitry Golubev Radek Doulik
   Donnie Berkholz Ralf Habacker
   DOS-EMU-Development-Team Randy Hendry
   Doug Anson Ranier Keller
   Drew Parsons Red Hat Inc.
   Earle F. Philhower III Regis Cridlig
   Edouard TISSERANT Rene Cougnenc
   Eduard Fuchs Richard A. Hecker
   Eduardo Horvath Richard Burdick
   Egbert Eich Rich Murphey
   Egmont Koblinger Rickard E. Faith
   Elliot Lee Rik Faith
   Eric Anholt Robert Chesler
   Eric Fortune Robert Millan
   Eric Sunshine Robert V. Baron
   Erik Fortune Robert W. Scheifler
   Erik Nygren Robin Cutshaw
   Evans & Sutherland Computer Corp. Roland Mainz
   Fabio Massimo Di Nitto Roland Scheidegger
   Fabrizio Gennari Ronny Vindenes
   Fedor P. Goncharov Russ Blaine
   Felix Kuehling Ryan Breen
   Finn Thoegersen Ryan Lortie
   Francesco Zappa Nardelli Ryan Underwood
   Frank C. Earl S. Lehner
   Florian Loitsch S3 Graphics Inc.
   Francisco Jerez Sam Leffler
   Fred Hucht Santa Cruz Operation Inc.
   Frederic Lepied Sascha Hlusiak.
   Fredrik Hoeglund SciTech Software
   Free Software Foundation Scott Laird
   Fujitsu Limited Sebastien Marineau
   Fujitsu Open Systems Solutions Inc. Serge Winitzki
   Fuji Xerox Co. Ltd. Sergey Vovk
   Gaetan Nadon Shigehiro Nomura
   Gareth Hughes ShoGraphics Inc.
   Geert Uytterhoeven Shunsuke Akiyama
   George Fufutos Silicon Graphics Computer Systems
   George Sapountzis Silicon Graphics, Inc.
   Gerrit Jan Akkerman Silicon Integrated Systems Corp
   Gerry Toll Silicon Motion Inc.
   Ghozlane Toumi Simon P. Cooper
   Glenn G. Lai Simon Thum
   GNOME Foundation Snitily Graphics Consulting Services
   Go Watanabe Sony Corporation
   Google Summer of Code participants So/ren Sandmann
   Greg Kroah-Hartman SRI
   Gregory Mokhin Stanislav Brabec
   Greg Parker Stefan Bethge
   GROUPE BULL Stefan Dirsch
   Guillem Jover Stefan Gmeiner
   Guy Martin Stephane Marchesin
   Hans Oey Stephan Lang
   Harald Koenig Steven Lang
   Harm Hanemaayer Stuart Kreitman
   Harold L Hunt II Sun Microsystems Inc.
   Harry Langenbacher SunSoft Inc.
   Hartwig Felger SuSE Inc
   Henry A. Worth Sven Luther
   Henry Davies Takis Psarogiannakopoulos
   Hewlett-Packard Company Takuma Murakami
   Hideki Hiura Takuya SHIOZAKI
   Hitachi Ltd. T. A. Phelps
   Holger Veit Tektronix Inc.
   Hong Bo Peng Theo de Raadt
   Howard Greenwell Theodore Ts'o
   Hummingbird Communications Ltd. The Open Group
   Ian Romanick The Unichrome Project
   IBM Corporation The Weather Channel Inc.
   Inst. of Software Academia Sinica Thomas E. Dickey
   Intel Corporation Thomas G. Lane
   INTERACTIVE Systems Corporation Thomas Hellstroem
   Itai Nahshon Thomas Mueller
   Itronix Inc. Thomas Roell
   Ivan Kokshaysky Thomas Thanner
   Ivan Pascal Thomas Winischhofer
   Jakub Jelinek Thomas Wolfram
   James Tsillas Thorsten.Ohl
   Jamey Sharp Tiago Gons
   Jason Bacon Tilman Sauerbeck
   Jaymz Julian Todd C. Miller
   Jean-loup Gailly Tomohiro KUBOTA
   Jeff Hartmann Torrey Lyons
   Jeff Kirk Torrey T. Lyons
   Jeffrey Hsu TOSHIBA Corp.
   Jehan Bing Toshimitsu Tanaka
   Jeremy C. Reed Travis Tilley
   Jeremy Katz Trolltech AS
   Jeremy Huddleston Troy D. Hanson
   Jerome Glisse Tungsten Graphics Inc.
   Jesse Barnes Tuomas J. Lukka
   Jim Gettys Ty Sarna
   Jim Tsillas UCHIYAMA Yasushi
   Joerg Sonnenberger Unicode Inc.
   John Dennis UniSoft Group Limited
   John Harper University of California
   John Heasley University of South Australia
   Jonathan Adamczewski University of Utah
   Jon Block University of Wisconsin
   Jon Smirl UNIX System Laboratories Inc.
   Jon Tombs URW++ GmbH
   Joerg Boesner Valery Inozemtsev
   Jorge Delgado VA Linux Systems
   Jose Fonseca VIA Technologies Inc.
   Josh Triplett Video Electronics Standard Assoc.
   Joseph Friedman VMware Inc.
   Joseph P. Skudlarek Vrije Universiteit
   Joseph V. Moss Wittawat Yamwong
   Julio M. Merino Vidal Wyse Technology Inc.
   Juan Romero Pardines X Consortium
   Juliusz Chroboczek XFree86 Project Inc.
   Jyunji Takagi Xi Graphics Inc.
   Kaleb Keithley X-Oz Technologies
   Kazushi (Jam) Marukawa X-TrueType Server Project
   Kazuyuki (ikko-) Okamoto X.Org Foundation
   Kazutaka YOKOTA XGI Technology
   Kean Johnston Yu Shao
   Keith Packard Zack Rusin
   Keith Whitwell Zephaniah E. Hull
   Kensuke Matsuzaki Zhenyu Wang

   This product includes software developed by The XFree86
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   This product includes software that is based in part on the
   work of the FreeType Team (http://www.freetype.org/).

   This product includes software developed by the University of
   California, Berkeley and its contributors.

   This product includes software developed by Christopher G.
   Demetriou.

   This product includes software developed by the NetBSD
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   This product includes software developed by X-Oz Technologies
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