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NAME
X.Org, XProjectTeam - X.Org Group information
SYNOPSIS
Release 6.5 and 6.6 of X Version 11 was brought to you by The X.Org Group. Release 6.4 of X Version 11
was brought to you by The X Project Team.
DESCRIPTION
The Open Group's X Project Team was created as the successor to the X Consortium, Inc., after the X
Consortium ceased operations and transferred ownership of X11 to The Open Group. The X.Org Group
(hereinafter called "X.Org") was created as the successor to The X Project Team after the The Open Group
ceased operating The X Project Team. The purpose of X.Org was to foster development, evolution, and
maintenance of the X Window System. X.Org operates under the corporate umbrella of The Open Group.
The X Consortium was an independent, not-for-profit Delaware membership corporation. It was formed in
1993 as the successor to the MIT X Consortium.
The X Window System was created in the mid-1980s at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. In 1988,
MIT formed a member-funded consortium to provide the technical and administrative leadership necessary to
support further development of the X Window System. In 1992, MIT and the membership decided it was in
their best interests to move the consortium out of MIT and create an independent, stand-alone
organization. All rights to the X Window System were assigned by MIT to X Consortium, Inc. on January 1,
1994. On December 31, 1996 the X Consortium, Inc. closed its doors and all rights to the X Window
System were assigned to The Open Group.
ADDRESS
To reach The Open Group public World Wide Web server, use http://www.opengroup.org/. To reach The X.Org public World Wide Web server, use http://www.x.org/. To reach The X.Org public ftp machine, use anonymous ftp at ftp://ftp.x.org/
FULL MEMBERS
Attachmate
Barco
Compaq
Hewlett-Packard
Hummingbird
IBM
ICS
Metro Link
MITRE
Shiman Associates
Silicon Graphics Incorporated
Starnet Communications
Sun Microsystems
The XFree86 Project
US Navy
WRQ
Xi Graphics