This week at LWN: Updates on the X Window System

Posted by Scott_Ruecker on Jan 31, 2007 7:53 AM EDT
LWN.net; By Jonathan Corbet
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The X Window System is, in some sense, the kernel of our graphical desktop systems; it controls access to the hardware and ensures that applications play well together. So the capabilities provided by X matter, and that importance can only increase as free software developers work toward the creation of more complete and compelling desktop experiences. Keith Packard gave a couple of talks at linux.conf.au in Sydney on where X is going; your editor had no choice but to be there and listen.

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