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Re: X.org fork, XLibre

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On Sat, 07 Jun 2025 10:57:46 +1000, Computer Nerd Kev wrote:

> Alastair Hogge <agh@riseup.net> wrote:
>> Hello X community,
>> 
>> tl;dr:
>> https://github.com/X11Libre/xserver Unfortunate they chose GitHub.
>> 
>> The following is copied from:
>> https://nitter.net/LundukeJournal/status/1930727192964514137
>> 
>> Holy smokes, got an exclusive story here that is a BIG one for Linux
>> users:
>> 
>> Xorg is being forked, by the most active Xorg developer, with a first
>> release planned later this month.
> 
> It'll be interesting to see whether many distros make packages for it
> (including separate driver packages because the README notes that X.Org
> drivers aren't binary compatible).

Am I missing something? From the README.md:

> Module ABIs have changed - drivers MUST be recompiled against this
> Xserver verison, otherwise the Xserver can crash or not even start up
> correctly.
>
> Most xorg drivers should run as-is (need recompile!), with some
> exceptions. See .gitlab-ci.yml for the versions/branches built along
> w/ Xlibre.

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