X11.app
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| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
| Stable release | 2.6.0 / December 19, 2010 |
| Preview release | 2.6.0 / December 19, 2010 |
| Operating system | Mac OS X |
| Type | X11 Window Server/compatibility layer |
| License | Apple Public Source License MIT License |
| Website | http://xquartz.macosforge.org/trac/wiki |
XQuartz (commonly referred to as X11.app) is Apple Inc.'s version of the X server, a component of the X Window System, for Mac OS X. The current version of XQuartz is a DDX included in the X.Org Server and implements support for hardware-accelerated 2D graphics (in versions prior to 2.1), hardware OpenGL acceleration and integration with Aqua, the Mac OS X graphical user interface (GUI). X11 was initially available as a downloadable public beta for Mac OS X v10.2 and later included as a standard package for Mac OS X v10.3, which can be downloaded from Apple's website. In Mac OS X v10.4, X11 was an optional install included on the install DVD. Since Mac OS X v10.5, X11 is installed by default.
In Mac OS X v10.4, Apple's X11 implemented X11 protocol release 6.6 (X11R6.6). This implementation includes an XFree86 4.4 based X11 window server, Quartz rootless window manager, libraries, and basic utilities such as xterm.[1] "Rootless" means that X window applications show up on the Quartz desktop, appearing like any other windowed Quartz application (that is, not in a virtual desktop contained within another window). In Mac OS X v10.5, X11 was rewritten to use the more popular X.Org Server (X11R7.2) rather than XFree86.[2]
The source code for X11 is available from Apple. Some source code is available under the Apple Public Source License while the bulk is licensed under the MIT License.
[edit] See also
- XDarwin- implementation of X for Mac OS X that preceded X11.app, and supports versions of Mac OS X before 10.3 unlike X11.app
[edit] References
- ^ Apple Developer - Open Source - Tools - X11; retrieved 22 September 2006.
- ^ Griffiths, Rob (2007-10-31). "Inside Leopard: Terminal, X11, and Disk Utility". Macworld. http://www.macworld.com/2007/10/features/leopard_terminal_x11/index1.php. Retrieved 2007-10-31.
[edit] External links
- X11 at Apple Developer Connection
- Apple Download Website - X11 for Mac OS X 10.3
- X11 packages for Mac OS X 10.4 (packages so you can install X11 without the DVD)
- XQuartz Development Site
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