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For a detailed list of changes, refer to the CHANGELOG file in the +source distribution. + + +2. Systems XFree86 has been tested on + +Note: Not all systems listed here have been tested with the current release. + + SVR4.0: + + o Esix: 4.0.3A, 4.0.4, 4.0.4.1 + + o Microport: 2.2, 3.1, 4.1, 4.2 + + o Dell: 2.1, 2.2, 2.2.1 + + o UHC: 2.0, 3.6 + + o Consensys: 1.2 + + o MST: 4.0.3 (Load 2.07 and Load 3.02) + + o ISC: 4.0.3 + + o AT&T: 2.1, 4.0 + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + o NCR: MP-RAS + + o SunSoft: Solaris x86 2.1, 2.4, 2.5, 2.5.1, 2.6 + + o PANIX 5.0 for AT + + + SVR4.2: + + o Consensys + + o Novell UnixWare + + + SVR3: + + o ISC: 3.0, 4.0, 4.1 + + + Others: + + o NetBSD 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.2.1, 1.3 + + o OpenBSD 2.0, 2.1 + + o FreeBSD 2.0.5, 2.1, 2.1.5, 2.1.6, 2.1.7, 2.1.7.1, 2.2, 2.2.1, + 2.2.2, 2.2.5, 3.0-current + + o Linux (Intel x86, DEC Alpha/AXP and m68k) + + o LynxOS AT 2.3.0, 2.4.0, 2.5.0 + + o LynxOS microSPARC 2.4.0, 2.5.0 + + o LynxOS PowerPC 2.4.0, 2.5.0 + + o OS/2 Warp 3 FP5/17/22, Warp 4 -/FP1 + + + PC98: + + o FreeBSD(98) 2.0.5, 2.1, 2.1.5, 2.1.7.1, 2.2, 2.2.1, 2.2.2, + 2.2.5 + + o NetBSD/pc98 (based on NetBSD 1.2, 1.2.1) + + o PANIX 5.0 for 98 + + o Linux/98 + + +3. Supported video-card chip-sets + +At this time, XFree86 3.3.2 supports the following chipsets: + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + Ark Logic + ARK1000PV, ARK1000VL, ARK2000PV, ARK2000MT + + Alliance + AP6422, AT24 + + ATI + 18800, 18800-1, 28800-2, 28800-4, 28800-5, 28800-6, 68800-3, + 68800-6, 68800AX, 68800LX, 88800GX-C, 88800GX-D, 88800GX-E, + 88800GX-F, 88800CX, 264CT, 264ET, 264VT, 264GT, 264VT-B, 264VT3, + 264GT-B, 264GT3 (this list includes the Mach8, Mach32, Mach64, 3D + Rage, 3D Rage II and 3D Rage Pro) + + Avance Logic + ALG2101, ALG2228, ALG2301, ALG2302, ALG2308, ALG2401 + + Chips & Technologies + 65520, 65530, 65540, 65545, 65520, 65530, 65540, 65545, 65546, + 65548, 65550, 65554, 65555, 68554, 64200, 64300 + + Cirrus Logic + CLGD5420, CLGD5422, CLGD5424, CLGD5426, CLGD5428, CLGD5429, + CLGD5430, CLGD5434, CLGD5436, CLGD5440, CLGD5446, CLGD5462, + CLGD5464, CLGD5465, CLGD5480, CLGD6205, CLGD6215, CLGD6225, + CLGD6235, CLGD6410, CLGD6412, CLGD6420, CLGD6440, CLGD7541(*), + CLGD7543(*), CLGD7548(*), CLGD7555(*) + + Digital Equipment Corporation + TGA + + Compaq + AVGA + + Genoa + GVGA + + IBM + 8514/A (and true clones), XGA-2 + + IIT + AGX-014, AGX-015, AGX-016 + + Matrox + MGA2064W (Millennium), MGA1064SG (Mystique and Mystique 220), + MGA2164W (Millennium II PCI and AGP) + + MX + MX68000(*), MX680010(*) + + NCR + 77C22(*), 77C22E(*), 77C22E+(*) + + Number Nine + I128 (series I and II), Revolution 3D (T2R) + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + NVidia/SGS Thomson + NV1, STG2000, RIVA128 + + OAK + OTI067, OTI077, OTI087 + + RealTek + RTG3106(*) + + S3 + 86C911, 86C924, 86C801, 86C805, 86C805i, 86C928, 86C864, 86C964, + 86C732, 86C764, 86C765, 86C767, 86C775, 86C785, 86C868, 86C968, + 86C325, 86C357, 86C375, 86C375, 86C385, 86C988, 86CM65, 86C260 + + SiS + 86C201, 86C202, 86C205 + + Tseng + ET3000, ET4000AX, ET4000/W32, ET4000/W32i, ET4000/W32p, ET6000, + ET6100 + + Trident + TVGA8800CS, TVGA8900B, TVGA8900C, TVGA8900CL, TVGA9000, TVGA9000i, + TVGA9100B, TVGA9200CXR, Cyber9320(*), TVGA9400CXi, TVGA9420, + TGUI9420DGi, TGUI9430DGi, TGUI9440AGi, TGUI9660XGi, TGUI9680, Pro- + Vidia 9682, ProVidia 9685(*), Cyber 9382, Cyber 9385, Cyber 9388, + 3DImage975(PCI), 3DImage985(AGP), Cyber 9397, Cyber 9520 + + Video 7/Headland Technologies + HT216-32(*) + + Weitek + P9000 + + Western Digital/Paradise + PVGA1 + + Western Digital + WD90C00, WD90C10, WD90C11, WD90C24, WD90C24A, WD90C30, WD90C31, + WD90C33 + +(*) Note, chips marked in this way have either limited support or the drivers +for them are not actively maintained. + +All of the above are supported in both 256 color, and some are supported in +mono and 16 color modes, and some are supported an higher color depths. + +Refer to the chipset-specific README files (currently for TGA, Matrox, Mach32, +Mach64, NVidia, Oak, P9000, S3 (except ViRGE), S3 ViRGE, SiS, Video7, Western +Digital, Tseng (W32), Tseng (all), AGX/XGA, ARK, ATI (SVGA server), Chips and +Technologies, Cirrus, Trident) for more information about using those chipsets. + +The monochrome server also supports generic VGA cards, using 64k of video mem- +ory in a single bank, the Hercules monochrome card, the Hyundai HGC1280, Sigma + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + +LaserView, Visa and Apollo monochrome cards. + +The VGA16 server supports memory banking with the ET4000, Trident, ATI, NCR, +OAK and Cirrus 6420 chipsets allowing virtual display sizes up to about +1600x1200 (with 1MB of video memory). For other chipsets the display size is +limited to approximately 800x600. + +Notes: The Diamond SpeedStar 24 (and possibly some SpeedStar+) boards are NOT +supported, even though they use the ET4000. + +The Weitek 9100 and 9130 chipsets are not supported (these are used on the Dia- +mond Viper Pro and Viper SE boards). Most other Diamond boards will work with +this release of XFree86. Diamond is actively supporting The XFree86 Project, +Inc. + +3DLabs GLINT, Permedia and Permedia 2 support could unfortunately not be +included in XFree86 3.3.2 since there are open issues regarding the documenta- +tion and whether or not they were provided to us under NDA. + +S.u.S.E. will continue to make available binary only servers for these cards. +These servers can be freely distributed just like XFree86, but sources cannot +be made available. S.u.S.E. will continue to develop these servers and will +continue to try to donate the code back to XFree86. For the time being S.u.S.E. +will try to not only make Linux binaries available, but binaries for other +platforms as well. + +Please contact x@suse.de with further questions. You can find the servers at +http://www.suse.de/XSuSE/XSuSE_E.html + + +4. Where to get more information + +Additional documentation is available in the XFree86(1), XF86Config(4/5), +XF86_SVGA(1), XF86_Mono(1), XF86_VGA16(1), XF86_Accel(1), XF86Setup(1) and +xvidtune(1) manual pages. In addition, several README files and tutorial docu- +ments are provided. These are available in /usr/X11R6/lib/X11/doc in the +binary distributions, and in xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc in the source +distribution. + +The files QuickStart.doc and README.Config should be consulted for information +on how to set up the XFree86 servers. All supplied documents, manual pages, +and the XFree86 FAQ <URL:http://www.XFree86.org/FAQ> should be read before con- +tacting the XFree86 team for assistance. + +Documentation on SVGA driver development can be found in the directory +/usr/X11R6/lib/Server/VGADriverDoc in the binary distribution, and in the +directory xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/VGADriverDoc in the source distribu- +tion. + +If you are totally at a loss, you can contact the XFree86 Support Team at +<XFree86@XFree86.Org>. Before doing so, please make sure that you are using +the latest release of XFree86. Check the versions listed on +ftp://ftp.xfree86.org/pub/XFree86. + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + +There is a Usenet news group comp.windows.x.i386unix that contains mostly dis- +cussions about XFree86 and related topics. Many questions can be answered +there. + + +5. Thanks + +The XFree86 Project wants to express a special thanks to S.u.S.E. GmbH, Fuerth, +Germany, for the long and successful cooperation over the last few years. +S.u.S.E. GmbH at one point hired our Core Team member and Vice President Dirk +Hohndel as an employee and allowed him to work more or less full time on +XFree86 for almost nine months. S.u.S.E. continues to be a significant source +of input and help to XFree86. This manifested itself in the XSuSE series of X +servers that have all except for the GLINT server (due to unresolved legal +issues) been integrated into XFree86 3.3.2. + + +6. Credits + +XFree86 was originally put together by: + + o David Dawes <dawes@XFree86.org> + + o Glenn Lai <glenn@cs.utexas.edu> + + o Jim Tsillas <jtsilla@ccs.neu.edu> + + o David Wexelblat <dwex@XFree86.org> + +XFree86 support was integrated into the base X11R6 distribution by: + + o Stuart Anderson <anderson@metrolink.com> + + o Doug Anson <danson@lgc.com> + + o Gertjan Akkerman <akkerman@dutiba.twi.tudelft.nl> + + o Mike Bernson <mike@mbsun.mlb.org> + + o Robin Cutshaw <robin@XFree86.org> + + o David Dawes <dawes@XFree86.org> + + o Marc Evans <marc@XFree86.org> + + o Pascal Haible <haible@izfm.uni-stuttgart.de> + + o Matthieu Herrb <Matthieu.Herrb@laas.fr> + + o Dirk Hohndel <hohndel@XFree86.org> + + o David Holland <davidh@use.com> + + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + o Alan Hourihane <alanh@fairlite.demon.co.uk> + + o Jeffrey Hsu <hsu@soda.berkeley.edu> + + o Glenn Lai <glenn@cs.utexas.edu> + + o Ted Lemon <mellon@ncd.com> + + o Rich Murphey <rich@XFree86.org> + + o Hans Nasten <nasten@everyware.se> + + o Mark Snitily <mark@sgcs.com> + + o Randy Terbush <randyt@cse.unl.edu> + + o Jon Tombs <tombs@XFree86.org> + + o Kees Verstoep <versto@cs.vu.nl> + + o Paul Vixie <paul@vix.com> + + o Mark Weaver <Mark_Weaver@brown.edu> + + o David Wexelblat <dwex@XFree86.org> + + o Philip Wheatley <Philip.Wheatley@ColumbiaSC.NCR.COM> + + o Thomas Wolfram <wolf@prz.tu-berlin.de> + + o Orest Zborowski <orestz@eskimo.com> + + 386BSD, FreeBSD, NetBSD support by: + + o Rich Murphey <Rich@XFree86.org> + + NetBSD, OpenBSD support by: + + o Matthieu Herrb <Matthieu.Herrb.@laas.fr> + + Original 386BSD port by: + + o Pace Willison, + + o Amancio Hasty Jr <hasty@netcom.com> + + Mach 386 support by: + + o Robert Baron <Robert.Baron@ernst.mach.cs.cmu.edu> + + Linux support by: + + o Orest Zborowski <orestz@eskimo.com> + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + SCO Unix support by: + + o David McCullough <davidm@stallion.oz.au> + + Amoeba support by: + + o Kees Verstoep <versto@cs.vu.nl> + + Minix-386 support by: + + o Philip Homburg <philip@cs.vu.nl> + + OSF/1 support by: + + o Marc Evans <Marc@XFree86.org> + + BSD/OS support by: + + o Hans Nasten <nasten@everyware.se>, + + o Paul Vixie <paul@vix.com> + + Solaris support by: + + o Doug Anson <danson@lgc.com>, + + o David Holland <davidh@use.com> + + ISC SVR3 support by: + + o Michael Rohleder <michael.rohleder@stadt-frankfurt.de> + + LynxOS support by: + + o Thomas Mueller <tmueller@sysgo.de> + + OS/2 support by: + + o Holger Veit <Holger.Veit@gmd.de> + + o Sebastien Marineau <s521936@aix1.uottawa.ca> + + Linux shared libraries by: + + o Orest Zborowski <orestz@eskimo.com>, + + o Dirk Hohndel <hohndel@XFree86.org> + + PC98 support by: + + o Toyonori Fujiura <toyo@ibbsal.or.jp>, + + o Hiroyuki Aizu <aizu@jaist.ac.jp>, + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + o Tetsuya Kakefuda <kakefuda@tag.iijnet.or.jp>, + + o Takefumi Tsukada <tsuka@linkt.imasy.or.jp>, + + o H.Komatsuzaki, + + o Naoki Katsurakawa <katsura@prc.tsukuba.ac.jp>, + + o Shuichiro Urata <s-urata@nmit.tmg.nec.co.jp>, + + o Yasuyuki Kato <yasuyuki@acaets0.anritsu.co.jp>, + + o Michio Jinbo <karl@spnet.ne.jp>, + + o Tatsuya Koike <koiket@focus.rim.or.jp>, + + o Koichiro Suzuki <s-koichi@nims.nec.co.jp>, + + o Tsuyoshi Tamaki <tamaki@sail.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp>, + + o Isao Ohishi <ohishi@hf.rim.or.jp>, + + o Kohji Ohishi <atena@njk.co.jp>, + + o Shin'ichi Yairo <QZR00522@niftyserve.or.jp>, + + o Kazuo Ito <ft4k-itu@asahi-net.or.jp>, + + o Jun Sakuma <i931361@jks.is.tsukuba.ac.jp>, + + o Shuichi Ueno <uenos@ppp.bekkoame.or.jp>, + + o Ishida Kazuo <ishidakz@obp.cl.nec.co.jp>, + + o Takaaki Nomura <amadeus@yk.rim.or.jp>, + + o Tadaaki Nagao <nagao@cs.titech.ac.jp>, + + o Minoru Noda <mnoda@cv.tottori-u.ac.jp>, + + o Naofumi Honda <honda@Kururu.math.hokudai.ac.jp>, + + o Akio Morita <amorita@bird.scphys.kyoto-u.ac.jp>, + + o Takashi Sakamoto <sakamoto@yajima.kuis.kyoto-u.ac.jp>, + + o Yasuhiro Ichikawa <cs94006@mbox.sist.ac.jp>, + + o Kazunori Ueno <jagarl@creator.club.or.jp>, + + o Yasushi Suzuki <suz@d2.bs1.fc.nec.co.jp>, + + o Satoshi Kimura <KFB03633@niftyserve.or.jp>, + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + o Kazuhiko Uno <Kazuhiko.Uno@softvision.co.jp>, + + o Tomiharu Takigami <takigami@elsd.mt.nec.co.jp>, + + o Tomomi Suzuki <suzuki@grelot.elec.ryukoku.ac.jp>, + + o Toshihiko Yagi <j2297222@ed.kagu.sut.ac.jp>, + + o Masato Yoshida (Contributor of PW805i support) + + Original accelerated code by: + + o Kevin Martin <martin@cs.unc.edu>, + + o Rik Faith <faith@cs.unc.edu>, + + o Jon Tombs <tombs@XFree86.org> + + XFree86 Acceleration Architecture (XAA) by: + + o Harm Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>, + + S3 accelerated code by: + + o Jon Tombs <tombs@XFree86.org>, + + o Harald Koenig <koenig@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de>, + + o David Wexelblat <dwex@XFree86.org>, + + o David Dawes <dawes@XFree86.org>, + + o Robin Cutshaw <robin@XFree86.org>, + + o Amancio Hasty <hasty@netcom.com>, + + o Norbert Distler <Norbert.Distler@physik.tu-muenchen.de>, + + o Leonard N. Zubkoff <lnz@dandelion.com>, + + o Bernhard Bender <br@elsa.mhs.compuserve.com>, + + o Dirk Hohndel <hohndel@XFree86.org>, + + o Joe Moss <joe@XFree86.org> + + S3V accelerated code by: + + o Harald Koenig <koenig@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de>, + + o Kevin Brosius <Cobra@compuserve.com> + + o Berry Dijk <berry_dijk@tasking.nl> + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + o Dirk Hohndel <hohndel@XFree86.org> + + o Huver Hu <huver@amgraf.com> + + o Dirk Vangestel <gesteld@sh.bel.alcatel.be> + + Mach32 accelerated code by: + + o Kevin Martin <martin@cs.unc.edu>, + + o Rik Faith <faith@cs.unc.edu>, + + o Mike Bernson <mike@mbsun.mlb.org>, + + o Mark Weaver <Mark_Weaver@brown.edu>, + + o Craig Groeschel <craig@metrolink.com> + + o Bryan Feir <jenora@istar.ca> + + Mach64 accelerated code by: + + o Kevin Martin <martin@cs.unc.edu>, + + Mach8, 8514 accelerated code by: + + o Kevin Martin <martin@cs.unc.edu>, + + o Rik Faith <faith@cs.unc.edu>, + + o Tiago Gons <tiago@comosjn.hobby.nl>, + + o Hans Nasten <nasten@everyware.se>, + + o Scott Laird <scott@laird.com> + + Cirrus accelerated code by: + + o Simon Cooper <scooper@vizlab.rutgers.edu>, + + o Harm Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>, + + o Bill Reynolds <bill@goshawk.lanl.gov>, + + o Corin Anderson <corina@the4cs.com> + + Western Digital accelerated code by: + + o Mike Tierney <floyd@pepsi.eng.umd.edu>, + + o Bill Conn <conn@bnr.ca> + + P9000 accelerated code by: + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + o Erik Nygren <nygren@mit.edu>, + + o Harry Langenbacher <harry@brain.jpl.nasa.gov> + + o Chris Mason <mason@mail.csh.rit.edu> + + o Henrik Harmsen <harmsen@eritel.se> + + AGX accelerated code by: + + o Henry Worth <haworth@wco.com>, + + Number Nine I128 driver by: + + o Robin Cutshaw <robin@XFree86.org>, + + ET4000/W32 accelerated code by: + + o Glenn Lai <glenn@cs.utexas.edu>, + + ET6000 SVGA and accelerated support (both based on the existing W32 code) by: + + o Koen Gadeyne <koen.gadeyne@barco.com>, + + Oak Technologies Inc. accelerated code by: + + o Jorge Delgado <ernar@dit.upm.es>, + + 16 color VGA server by: + + o Gertjan Akkerman <akkerman@dutiba.twi.tudelft.nl> + + 2 color VGA and non-VGA mono servers by: + + o Pascal Haible <haible@izfm.uni-stuttgart.de> + + ATI SVGA driver by: + + o Per Lindqvist <pgd@compuram.bbt.se> and Doug Evans + <dje@cygnus.com>. + + o Ported to X11R5 by Rik Faith <faith@cs.unc.edu>. + + o Rewritten by Marc Aurele La France <tsi@ualberta.ca> + + WD90C24 support by: + + o Brad Bosch <brad@lachman.com> + + Trident SVGA driver by: + + o Alan Hourihane <alanh@fairlite.demon.co.uk> + + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + SiS SVGA driver by: + + o Alan Hourihane <alanh@fairlite.demon.co.uk> + + o Xavier Ducoin <xavier@rd.lectra.fr> + + DEC 21030 (TGA) server by: + + o Alan Hourihane <alanh@fairlite.demon.co.uk> + + o Harald Koenig <koenig@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de> + + NCR SVGA driver by: + + o Stuart Anderson <anderson@metrolink.com> with the permission + of NCR Corporation + + Cirrus SVGA driver by: + + o Bill Reynolds <bill@goshawk.lanl.gov>, + + o Hank Dietz <hankd@ecn.purdue.edu>, + + o Simon Cooper <scooper@vizlab.rutgers.edu>, + + o Harm Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>, + + o Corin Anderson <corina@the4cs.com> + + Cirrus CL64xx driver by: + + o Manfred Brands <mb@oceonics.nl> + + o Randy Hendry <randy@sgi.com> + + o Jeff Kirk <jeff@bambam.dsd.ES.COM> + + Compaq SVGA driver by: + + o Hans Oey <hans@mo.hobby.nl> + + o Ming Yu <yum@itp.ac.cn> + + o Gerry Toll <gtoll@tc.cornell.edu> + + Oak SVGA driver by: + + o Steve Goldman <sgoldman@encore.com> + + o Jorge Delgado <ernar@dit.upm.es> + + ARK Logic SVGA driver by: + + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + o Harm Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net> + + o Leon Bottou <bottou@laforia.ibp.fr> + + AL2101 SVGA driver by: + + o Paolo Severini <lendl@dist.dist.unige.it> + + Avance Logic ``ali'' SVGA driver by: + + o Ching-Tai Chiu <cchiu@netcom.com> + + Chips & Technologies SVGA driver by: + + o Regis Cridlig <cridlig@dmi.ens.fr> + + o Jon Block <block@frc.com> + + o Mike Hollick <hollick@graphics.cis.upenn.edu> + + o Nozomi Ytow + + o Egbert Eich <Egbert.Eich@Physik.TH-Darmstadt.DE> + + o David Bateman <dbateman@ee.uts.edu.au> + + o Xavier Ducoin <xavier@rd.lectra.fr> + + MX SVGA driver by: + + o Frank Dikker <dikker@cs.utwente.nl> + + Video7 SVGA driver by: + + o Craig Struble <cstruble@acm.vt.edu> + + RealTek SVGA driver by: + + o Peter Trattler <peter@sbox.tu-graz.ac.at> + + Apollo Mono driver by: + + o Hamish Coleman <hamish@zot.apana.org.au> + + Matrox SVGA driver by: + + o Guy Desbief <g.desbief@aix.pacwan.net> + + o Radoslaw Kapitan <kapitan@student.uci.agh.edu.pl> + + o Andrew Vanderstock <vanderaj@mail2.svhm.org.au> + + o Angsar Hockmann <Ansgar.Hockmann@hrz.uni-dortmund.de> + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + o Michael Will <Michael.Will@student.uni-tuebingen.de> + + o Andrew Mileski <aem@ott.hookup.net> + + o Stephen Pitts <pitts2@memphisonline.com> + + o Dirk Hohndel <hohndel@XFree86.Org> + + o Leonard N. Zubkoff <lnz@dandelion.com> + + ViRGE SVGA driver by: + + o Sebastien Marineau <marineau@genie.uottawa.ca>, + + o Harald Koenig <koenig@tat.physik.uni-tuebingen.de> + + Linux/m68k Frame Buffer Device driver by: + + o Martin Schaller + + o Geert Uytterhoeven <Geert.Uytterhoeven@cs.kuleuven.ac.be> + + o Andreas Schwab <schwab@issan.informatik.uni-dortmund.de> + + o Guenther Kelleter <guenther@Pool.Informatik.RWTH-Aachen.de> + + Tseng ET4000 and ET6000 SVGA driver by: + + o [Unknown authors] + + o Dirk Hohndel <hohndel@XFree86.Org> + + o Koen Gadeyne <koen.gadeyne@barco.com> + + o ... and others + + XFree86-VidModeExtension and xvidtune client by: + + o Kaleb S. Keithley <kaleb@x.org> + + o David Dawes <dawes@XFree86.org> + + o Jon Tombs <tombs@XFree86.org> + + o Joe Moss <joe@XFree86.org> + + XFree86-Misc extension by: + + o Joe Moss <joe@XFree86.org> + + o David Dawes <dawes@XFree86.org> + + XFree86-DGA extension by: + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + o Jon Tombs <tombs@XFree86.org> + + o Mark Vojkovich <mvojkovi@ucsd.edu> + + o Harm Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net>, + + o David Dawes <dawes@XFree86.org> + + XInput integration, devices and clients by: + + o Frederic Lepied <lepied@XFree86.Org> (XInput integration, + Wacom tablet, Joystick and extended mouse devices, xsetpointer + and xsetmode clients) + + o Patrick Lecoanet <lecoanet@cena.dgac.fr> (Elographics touch- + screen device) + + o Steven Lang <tiger@tyger.org> (Summagraphics tablet device) + + Other contributors: + + o Joerg Wunsch <joerg_wunsch@uriah.sax.de> (ET3000 banked mono), + + o Thomas Dickey <dickey@clark.net> (xterm "new" model ANSI col- + ors and VT220, VT520 emulation). + + o Eric Raymond <esr@snark.thyrsus.com> (new video mode documen- + tation), + + o and an entire horde of beta-testers around the world! + + +7. Contact information + +Ongoing development planning and support is coordinated by the XFree86 Core +Team. At this time the Core Team consists of (in alphabetical order): + + o Robin Cutshaw <robin@XFree86.org> + + o David Dawes <dawes@XFree86.org> + + o Marc Evans <marc@XFree86.org> + + o Harm Hanemaayer <H.Hanemaayer@inter.nl.net> + + o Dirk Hohndel <hohndel@XFree86.org> + + o Harald Koenig <koenig@XFree86.org> + + o Rich Murphey <rich@XFree86.org> + + o Jon Tombs <tombs@XFree86.org> + + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + o David Wexelblat <dwex@XFree86.org> + +Mail sent to <Core@XFree86.org> will reach the core team. Please note that +support questions should be sent to <XFree86@XFree86.org>. + + +8. The XFree86 Project, Inc. + +The XFree86 Project, Inc, was founded to accomplish two major goals: + + 1. To provide a vehicle by which XFree86 can be represented in X Consortium, + Inc, the organization responsible for the design, development, and + release of The X Window System. + + 2. To provide some basic funding for acquisition of facilities for ongoing + XFree86 development, largely to consist of new video hardware and basic + computing facilities. + +The first of these was the primary motivation. We have held discussions with +the X Consortium on and off for many months, attempting to find an avenue by +which our loosely-organized free software project could be given a voice within +the X Consortium. The bylaws of the Consortium would not recognize such an +organization. After an initial investigation about funding, we decided to form +our own corporation to provide the avenue we needed to meet the requirements of +the X Consortium bylaws. + +By doing this, we were able to be involved in the beta-test interval for X11R6, +and have contributed the majority of XFree86 to the X11R6 and X11R6.1 core +release. The version of XFree86 in the initial X11R6 core is 3.0. The version +of XFree86 in the current X11R6.3 release is 3.2. + +An additional benefit of this incorporation is that The XFree86 Project, Inc +has obtained outside financial support for our work. This will hopefully give +us the freedom to be more pro-active in obtaining new video hardware, and +enable us to release better products more quickly, as we will be able to go and +get what we need, and get it into the hands of the people who can do the work. + +The current Board of Directors and Officers of the The XFree86 Project, Inc, +are: + + o David Dawes, President and Secretary + + o Dirk Hohndel, Vice-President + + o Glenn Lai, Director + + o Rich Murphey, Treasurer + + o Jim Tsillas, Director + + o Jon Tombs, Director + + o David Wexelblat, Director + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + +Email to <BOD@XFree86.org> reaches the board of directors. + +Our bylaws have been crafted in such a way to ensure that XFree86 is and always +will be a free software project. There is no personal financial benefit to any +member of the Core Team or any other XFree86 participant. All assets of the +corporation remain with the corporation, and, in the event of the dissolution +of the corporation, all assets will be turned over to the X Consortium, Inc. +It is hoped that by doing this, our corporation will be merely a formalization +of what we have been doing in the past, rather than something entirely new. + +As of March 1997, The XFree86 Project has revised its source/binary access and +release policy. The main points of the new policy are: + + o There will be no more time-limited public binary-only beta releases. + Instead we plan to increase the frequency of full public releases to about + four releases per year. + + o The source access/use is divided into three categories: + + o End users. End users have access to only the source of full public + releases. The main reason for this restriction is that our develop- + ment code often contains code from other sources which cannot be + released to the public immediately. + + o Active developers (members of the XFree86 ``developer team''). + Active developers must formally become non-voting members of the + XFree86 Project, and have full access to our internal development + source. They are permitted to make time-limited binaries (in coordi- + nation with the Core Team) of the servers they are actively working + on available to external testers for specific testing. + + o Commercial members. Commercial members are non-voting members of The + XFree86 Project who donate US$5000/year to the Project. Addition- + ally, companies who contribute significantly to the development + effort of XFree86 can be awarded commercial membership by the Core + Team on a yearly bases. Commercial members can use the internal + XFree86 development source for derived binary-only products providing + that they take full responsibility for supporting the product, and + don't call it ``XFree86'' (although the derivation of the product + must be acknowledged in any accompanying documentation). Binary + packages for the OSs we support which are simply compiled from our + internal source without significant added value are explicitly NOT + allowed. + +Here is a list of the organizations and individuals who have provided sponsor- +ship to The XFree86 Project, Inc, either by financial contribution or by the +donation of equipment and resources. The XFree86 Project, Inc gratefully +acknowledges these contributions, and hopes that we can do justice to them by +continuing to release high-quality free software for the betterment of the +Internet community as a whole. + + o UUNET Communications Services, Inc. <URL:http://www.uu.net/> + +UUNET Communications Services, Inc, deserves special mention. This + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + +organization stepped forward and contributed the entire 1994 X Consortium mem- +bership fee on a moment's notice. This single act ensured XFree86's involve- +ment in X11R6. + + o GUUG -- 1st German Linux Congress + +Also deserving of special mention are the organizers and attendees of the 1st +German Linux Congress in Heidelberg. Significant funding to The XFree86 Pro- +ject has been provided from its proceeds. + + o AIB Software Corporation <URL:http://www.aib.com/>, Herndon, VA + + o Roland Alder, Armin Fessler, Patrick Seemann, Martin Wunderli + + o American Micro Group + + o ATI Technologies Inc <URL:http://www.atitech.ca/> + + o Andrew Burgess + + o Berkeley Software Design, Inc <URL:http://www.bsdi.com/>, Falls Church, VA + + o Caldera, Inc. <URL:http://www.caldera.com/> + + o Delix Computer GmbH <URL:http://www.delix.de/>, Stuttgart, Germany + + o The Destek Group, Inc. <URL:http://www.destek.net/Destek/>, Nashua, NH + (formerly Synergytics) + + o Diamond Multimedia Systems, Inc. <URL:http://www.diamondmm.com/> + + o Digital Equipment Corporation <URL:http://www.digital.com/> + + o Elsa GmbH <URL:http://www.elsa.de/>, Aachen, Germany + + o Genoa Systems Corporation + + o Helius, Inc. <URL:http://www.helius.com/> + + o Hercules Computer Technology, Inc. <URL:http://www.hercules.com/> + + o Ralf Hockens + + o Dirk Hohndel + + o InfoMagic <URL:http://www.infomagic.com/>, Flagstaff, AZ + + o Daniel Kraemer + + o Epoch Networks, Inc. <URL:http://www.eni.net/>, Irvine, CA + + o Frank & Paige McCormick + + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + o Internet Labs, Inc. + + o Linux International + + o Linux Support Team, Erlangen, Germany + + o LunetIX Softfair <URL:http://www.lunetix.de>, Berlin, Germany + + o Morse Telecommunications <URL:http://www.morse.net>, Long Beach, NY + + o MELCO, Inc <URL:http://www.melcoinc.co.jp> + + o MIRO Computer Products AG, Braunschweig, Germany + + o Rich & Amy Murphey + + o NCR Corp <URL:http://www.ncr.com/> + + o Brett Neumeier + + o Number Nine, Lexington, MA + + o Kazuyuki Okamoto, Japan + + o Prime Time Freeware <URL:http://www.ptf.com/>, San Bruno, CA + + o Red Hat Software <URL:http://www.redhat.com/>, Chapel Hill, NC + + o Norbert Reithinger + + o SPEA Software AG, Starnberg, Germany + + o STB Systems + + o Clifford M Stein + + o Joel Storm + + o S.u.S.E. GmbH <URL:http://www.suse.de>, Fuerth, Germany + + o Tekelec Airtronic GmbH <URL:http://www.tekelec.com>, Muenchen, Germany + + o Jim Tsillas + + o Trans-Ameritech Enterprises, Inc., Santa Clara, CA + + o Unifix Software GmbH, Braunschweig, Germany + + o Vixie Enterprises <URL:http://www.vix.com/>, La Honda, CA + + o Walnut Creek CDROM <URL:http://www.cdrom.com/>, Concord, CA + + o Xtreme s.a.s. <URL:http://www.xfree86.org/xtreme>, Livorno, Italy + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + +The XFree86 Project, Inc, welcomes the additional contribution of funding +and/or equipment. Such contributions should be tax-deductible; we will know +for certain when the lawyers get finished with the papers. For more informa- +tion, contact The XFree86 Project, Inc, at <BOD@XFree86.org> + + +9. Source and binary archive sites + +Source patches are available to upgrade X11R6.3 PL2 from the X Consortium (now +The Open Group) to XFree86 3.3.2. Binaries for many OSs are also available. +The distribution is available from: + + o ftp://ftp.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86 + +and the following mirror sites: + + o North America: + + o ftp://ftp2.XFree86.org/pub/XFree86 (source and binaries) + + o ftp://ftp.infomagic.com/pub/mirrors/XFree86-current (source and bina- + ries) + + o ftp://ftp.rge.com/pub/X/XFree86 and http://www.rge.com/pub/X/XFree86 + (source and binaries) + + o ftp://ftp.varesearch.com/pub/mirrors/xfree86 (source and binaries) + + o ftp://ftp.cs.umn.edu/pub/XFree86 (source and binaries) + + o ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/mirrors/xfree86 (source and binaries) + + + o Europe: + + o ftp://fvkma.tu-graz.ac.at/pub/XFree86 (source and binaries) + + o ftp://gd.tuwien.ac.at/hci/X11/XFree86 and + http://gd.tuwien.ac.at/hci/X11/XFree86 (source and binaries) + + o ftp://ftp.fee.vutbr.cz/pub/XFree86 (source patches and binaries) + + o ftp://ftp.gwdg.de/pub/xfree86/XFree86 (source and binaries) + + o ftp://ftp.mpi-sb.mpg.de/pub/X/mirror/ftp.xfree86.org (source and + binaries) + + o ftp://ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de/pub/X/XFree86 (source and binaries) + + o ftp://ftp.uni-erlangen.de/pub/Linux/MIRROR.xfree86 (source and Linux + binaries) + + o ftp://ftp.uni-stuttgart.de/pub/X11/Xfree86 (source and binaries) + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + o ftp://ftp.funet.fi/pub/X11/XFree86 (source and binaries) + + o ftp://ftp.ibp.fr/pub/X11/XFree86 (source and binaries) + + o ftp://ftp.unina.it/pub/XFree86 (source and binaries) + + o ftp://ftp.pvv.unit.no/pub/XFree86 (source and binaries) + + o ftp://sunsite.doc.ic.ac.uk/packages/XFree86 (source and binaries) + + + + + o Asia/Australia: + + o ftp://x.physics.usyd.edu.au/pub/XFree86 (source and binaries) + + o ftp://ftp.netlab.is.tsukuba.ac.jp/pub/XFree86 (source and binaries) + + o ftp://ftp.iij.ad.jp/pub/X/XFree86/XFree86 (source and binaries) + + o ftp://ftp.kreonet.re.kr/pub/Linux/xfree86 (source and binaries) + + +Ensure that you are getting XFree86 3.3.2 - some of these sites may archive +older releases as well. Check the RELNOTES to find which files you need to +take from the archive. + + Generated from XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/sgml/README.sgml,v 3.75.2.33 1998/02/28 15:49:46 robin Exp $ + + + + + + $XConsortium: README.sgml /main/31 1996/10/28 05:43:24 kaleb $ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +README for XFree86[tm] 3.3.2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + CONTENTS + + + +1. What's new in XFree86 3.3.2 .............................................. 1 + +2. Systems XFree86 has been tested on ....................................... 1 + +3. Supported video-card chip-sets ........................................... 2 + +4. Where to get more information ............................................ 5 + +5. Thanks ................................................................... 6 + +6. Credits .................................................................. 6 + +7. Contact information ..................................................... 16 + +8. The XFree86 Project, Inc. ............................................... 17 + +9. Source and binary archive sites ......................................... 21 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + i + + + +$XFree86: xc/programs/Xserver/hw/xfree86/doc/README,v 3.76.2.28 1998/03/01 13:58:20 dawes Exp $ |
