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An open source implementation of the [[X Window System]] that has been ported to OS/2 as simply '''XFree86OS/2''', and can be run as an alternative graphical shell or as a task. | [[Image:Xf86logo.jpg|280px|right]] | ||
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. | 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== | ==Links== | ||
* [http://xfree86.org | * [http://xfree86.org XFree86 homepage] | ||
*Holger Veit: [http://xfree86.org/4.1.0/OS2Notes.html Notes on Rebuilding XFree86®/OS2 from Scratch] ([ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86/4.8.0/doc/PDF/OS2Notes.pdf PDF]) | |||
* [http://www.landley.net/history/mirror/os2/xf86os2.html XFree86/OS2 Project] - The old XFree86 home pages, now outdated but there might be some useful info hiding there. | |||
;Installation | |||
* [http://www.blondeguy.com/XFree86Essay.html Blonde Guy's Xfree86OS/2 installation tutorial] | * [http://www.blondeguy.com/XFree86Essay.html Blonde Guy's Xfree86OS/2 installation tutorial] | ||
*Christian Hennecke: [http://www.os2voice.org/VNL/past_issues/VNL0403H/vnewsf6.htm Installing XFree86/OS2 4.3.0] - OS/2 Voice Newsletter (Apr 2003) | |||
* [[Chris Wenham]]: [http://www.os2ezine.com/v4n4/xfree.htm 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: [http://www.os2ezine.com/v1n6/xfree.html 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) | ||
[[Category:Open Source Software]][[Category:Software written in C]] | |||
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[[Category:XFree86]] | [[Category:XFree86]] | ||
Latest revision as of 07:34, 14 December 2019
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
- 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)