XFree86

An open source implementation of the X Window System that has been ported to OS/2 as simply XFree86OS/2, sometimes shortened to XFree86/2, and can be run as an alternative graphical shell or as a task. In addition to the X Window System itself the XFreeOS/2 project ported a whole host of applications to the system from the world of UNIX and UNIX like operating systems.

It should be noted that in X Windows parlance, and therefore in XFree86 as well, the terms "Client" and "Server" have the exact opposite meaning to what the rest of the world thinks they mean.

See also: The XFree86/OS2 FAQ (Version 1.2 - Jan 2000)

Links

 * XFree86 homepage
 * Holger Veit: Notes on Rebuilding XFree86®/OS2 from Scratch (PDF)


 * XFree86/OS2 Project - The old XFree86 home pages, now outdated but there might be some useful info hiding there.


 * Installation
 * Blonde Guy's Xfree86OS/2 installation tutorial
 * Christian Hennecke: Installing XFree86/OS2 4.3.0 - OS/2 Voice Newsletter (Apr 2003)
 * Chris Wenham: Installing XFree86 in OS/2 (from OS/2 e-Zine)
 * Setup
 * Darrell Spice Jr.: Running Linux software on your OS/2 system via Xfree86/OS2


 * Background info
 * Chris McKillop: OS/2 and X-Windows... Come Again? - Interview with Holger Veit about XFree86 on OS/2

Authors

 * The XFree86 Project, Inc.
 * Holger Veit (OS/2 port)