X Window System version 11 release 7.2 is now available.
X Window系统第十一版第7.2发布现在上线
By: Mihai Marinof, Linux Editor
作者: Mihai Marinof,Linux编辑
On February 15, 2007, the X.Org community has announced the release of X11R7.2, which is the
在2007年二月十五日,X.Org社区宣布了第三个模块化的X Window系统——X11R7.2的发布。
third modular release of the X Window System.
This new version brings significant stability and correctness fixes, including improved
这个新版本带来了显著的稳定性和错误纠正,包括了改近了的自设置启动。
autoconfiguration heuristics. It also offers an enhanced support for GL-based compositing
他还提供了对以GL为基础的合成管理器如Compiz和Beryl的加
managers such as Compiz and Beryl, as well as an improved support for PCI systems with
强支持,同时加强了对多域PCI系统的支持。
multiple domains. More extensible XACE security policy framework has also been
更具扩展性的XACE安全策略框架也集成了进来。
incorporated.
The new X Window System supports multiple operating systems such as Linux, BSD, Solaris or
新的X Window系统支持Linux,BSD,Solars甚至是Windows等多种操作系统。
even Microsoft Windows. The full source code is free to use, modify or redistribute and can
全部的源代码是免费使用,修改或者重新发布。
be obtained free of charge from X.Org's main FTP server or its mirrors world-wide.
他可以在X.org的主FTP或者全球的镜像里免费获得。
The X.Org server has grown to be very popular among the Unix-like operating systems and
their free software communities, as it's being implemented in most Linux distributions
and BSD variants. It's the fundamental technology underlying both the modern Gnome and KDE desktops. It's also included in Sun Microsystems' Solaris and used even in Cygwin/X, the implementation of the X server for Microsoft Windows.
The X.Org Foundation is currently the organization holding the stewardship for the development of the X Window System, while the project is hosted by freedesktop.org.