Re: X.org fork, XLibre

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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