XFree86

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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)

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  • XFree86/OS2 Project - The old XFree86 home pages, now outdated but there might be some useful info hiding there.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