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XFree86 Fork Gets a Name, Website

Posted by michael on from the politics dept.

Piethein Strengholt writes "Today the Xfree86 fork is a fact. A new project has started and is located at: xouvert.org. Xouvert has been started due to the corporate structure and the slow development of XFree86. They hope to reduce the risk to XFree86 of incorporating new drivers and features."

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  1. That's nice, but... by pongo000 · · Score: 4, Funny

    ...how the hell do you pronounce it?

    1. Re:That's nice, but... by pongo000 · · Score: 4, Funny

      To forestall all the RTFA comments:

      Yeah, I know how to pronounce it. But let's say I'm talking to a friend on the phone:

      "So, you really gotta check out Xouvert."
      "Zoo-what?"
      "Xouvert!"
      "How do you spell that?"
      "X-O-U-V-E-R-T"
      "Oh...wouldn've never guessed that on my own."

      Giving projects you wish to succeed names that invite misspelling isn't a very good idea.

    2. Re:That's nice, but... by rjrjr · · Score: 4, Funny

      Yeah, this has been a real nightmare for the Ganoo guys.

      rjrjr

    3. Re:That's nice, but... by Saint+Stephen · · Score: 4, Funny

      Color me obnoxious!

      I'm a lee-nuchs, Guh-nome, Gah-Noo man 150%. The whole thing is about freedom man.

      If they want to spell it "Raymond Luxury Yaught", but pronounce it "Throat-Warbler Mangrove", that's a-ok with me man.

      Now pass me that bong.