[BBLISA] Jim Gettys, "The State of X11," BLU, Wed Oct 20

[Adam S. Moskowitz]

Of possible interest to BBLISA folks:

> From: Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
> Subject: [Isig] Boston Linux Meeting Wednesday, October 20, 2004 at 7:00 pm
> Date: Fri, 15 Oct 2004 06:37:24 -0400
>
> When: October 20, 2004 7:00PM (6:30 for Q&A)
> Topic: The State of X11
> Moderator: Jim Gettys
> Location:  MIT Building E51 Room 145. 
> Jim discusses the historical and ongoing development of the X Window
> System. 
>     The X Window System, Version 11, is the standard window system on
> Linux and UNIX systems. X11, designed in 1987, was state of the art at
> that time. From its inception, X has been a network transparent window
> system in which X client applications can run on any machine in a
> network using an X server running on any display. While there have been
> some significant extensions to X over its history (e.g. OpenGL support),
> X's design lay fallow over much of the 1990's. With the increasing
> interest in open source systems, it was no longer sufficient for modern
> applications and a significant overhaul is now well underway. 
>
>     He will discuss X technology development, and if needed, current X
> events and politics. 
>
> -- 
> Jerry Feldman <gaf at blu.org>
> Boston Linux and Unix user group
> http://www.blu.org/