Heise: Xfree86 und das X Consortium verschmelzen

[Hackmeck]

Laut einem, Bericht von Newsforge (siehe http://www.newsforge.com/software/04/01 ... 132&tid=82) so Heise, verschmelzen das XFree86-Team und das X Consortium. Das X Consortium möchte von nun an als Non-Profit-Organisation mit einem Open-Soruce-Modell unter dem Dach von freedesktop.org arbeiten:

http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/jk-23.01.04-005/

[julien]

Die Meldung stimmt offenbar nicht, Xfree sagt dazu was andres:
http://www.xfree86.org

XFree86 Has Not Merged With X.Org
[23 January 2004]

There are several news items claiming that X.Org and The XFree86 Project have merged. This is untrue. The XFree86 Project remains an independent organisation both legally and operationally. It will continue to as an independent organisation as mandated by its mission statement and bylaws. There has been no discussion with X.Org about any such merge, let alone any agreement to a merge.

X.Org is a vendor-sponsored organisation, formed by vendors to best suit the interests of those vendors; XFree86 is an independent volunteer organisation, with a focus on the individual. Therein lies the rub.

[Hackmeck]

Auch Heise hat das inzwischen erkannt und titelt:

"Querelen beim XFree86 Project gehen weiter"

Mehr: http://www.heise.de/newsticker/data/ad-24.01.04-003/