XFree86 Fork Gets a Name, Website

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XFree86 Fork Gets a Name, Website

Posted by michael on Sunday August 17, 2003 @05:15AM 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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FP by Anonymous Coward · 2003-08-17 05:15 · Score: -1, Offtopic

No bots
1. Re:FP by Anonymous Coward · 2003-08-17 05:17 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  this is just another evil attempt by Micro$oft to monopolize the industry.
2. Re:FP by Anonymous Coward · 2003-08-17 05:40 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  OMG, my first attempt at a FP and I made it. My mom will be so proud. I'll tell her when she calls me upstairs for dinner.
word by Anonymous Coward · 2003-08-17 05:16 · Score: -1, Offtopic

word up
SlashNot? by isoga · 2003-08-17 05:16 · Score: -1, Offtopic
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1. Re:SlashNot? by grug0 · 2003-08-17 05:18 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Well thanks for assuming I live in your timezone, that I want to do any of these things and that you know better than me about how I can spend my time.
2. Re:SlashNot? by black88 · 2003-08-17 05:22 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Shouldn't you be fucking your sister right about now, you inbred, racist CUNT?
3. Re:SlashNot? by pair-a-noyd · 2003-08-17 05:24 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Um, how about you?
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4. Re:SlashNot? by NickFitz · 2003-08-17 05:27 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
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5. Re:SlashNot? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-08-17 05:53 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Ever heard of the National Front UK? Keep it up, my negro-loving mate, and they might just pay you a visit...
6. Re:SlashNot? by isoga · 2003-08-17 06:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  touche, I mean
7. Re:SlashNot? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-08-17 07:01 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Ha, the National Front couldn't organise a riot in Birmingham. Bunch of drunken fucks.
8. Re:SlashNot? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-08-17 08:04 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  can't we all just turn our hatred back toward sco?
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WHY? by acegik · 2003-08-17 05:32 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Really? Do we need it? Another OS? No wonder their website finds it important to tell us how to pronounce it, they couldnt find a better thing to write about... We already have Windows, Linux, Unix, Free BSD and more and more... The more OS the lesser the chance of good compatibility in the computer world. I say improve the one we have!

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1. Re:WHY? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-08-17 06:31 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  What?
Re:For those who don't know... by Anonymous Coward · 2003-08-17 05:42 · Score: -1, Offtopic

SLASHDOT SUCKS, LUNIX SI TEH GHEY and *BSD IS DYING!
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Re:Incredible by Anonymous Coward · 2003-08-17 06:36 · Score: -1, Offtopic

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Re:Terrible choice of name. by name773 · 2003-08-17 06:42 · Score: 0, Offtopic

i'm a Christian and don't find it offensive.

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Re:French? by Anonymous Coward · 2003-08-17 07:46 · Score: -1, Offtopic

As opposed to *covertly* creating a connection between Bush's mind and al qaeda?