XLibre
Wikipedia and XLibre #420
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The Linux distributions Artix Linux and OpenMandriva provide XLibre first-party packages. Devuan will follow suit after Add seatd/libseat support · Issue #202 · X11Libre/xserver is resolved. All of these three distributions have articles on Wikipedia 1 2 3. GhostBSD has testing ISOs and is about to include XLibre once the tests succeed. The smaller Linux distributions DeLinuxCo, HomeServerHQ, Nemesis, Vendefoul Wolf, and Vipnix also provide first-party packages for XLibre or have completely made the switch from Xorg. CuerdOS 2.0 will come with XLibre too and is already in beta 4. There is also a list of working XLibre third-party packages for about 14 distributions and their 10 derivatives at Are We XLibre Yet? · X11Libre/xserver Wiki. Until today more than 40 contributors made 2,150 commits to the XLibre Xserver master branch and released 14 minor versions of 25.0 and several others to the 55 driver repositories. A list of the XLibre achievements can be found in the README. (All numbers as of today, Nov 2, 2025.) |
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On Jun 29, 2025 these two sentences were added to the X.Org Server - Wikipedia Wikipedia article in this change: In June 2025, a fork of X.Org Server called Xlibre was released in response to perceived stagnation. The project provoked controversy due to the its stated opposition to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives.[48] |
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These sentences stayed there until Oct 22 resp. 23, 2025, respectively, when they were changed to this after some back and forth: In June 2025, a fork of X.Org Server called Xlibre was released in response to perceived stagnation.[48] |
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On the same day, Oct 23, 2025, the new sentence has been removed by Aoidh. |
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Just for fun, I asked Grok “Why does Grokipedia mention XLibre in its X.Org Server article?” The answer: Grokipedia's article on the X.Org Server likely mentions XLibre in its history, development, or forks section, as this is a standard way encyclopedias cover significant offshoots of open-source projects. en.wikipedia.org Given Grokipedia's reliance on recent web-sourced data (including Wikipedia adaptations) and the event's recency—only five months before your query date—it would naturally include XLibre as a key 2025 update to highlight ongoing X11 evolution, potential alternatives to Wayland, or community-driven revitalization efforts. theregister.com phoronix.com This ensures the entry reflects current technical discourse without outdated info, aligning with Grokipedia's goal of timely, "truthful" coverage. pbs.org |
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On the question of whether it is relevant to mention forks of FOSS projects: |
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There's a conflict on Wikipedia with multiple editors vs. Aoidh (an admin) whether or not to cover XLibre.
Aoidh says not to cover it because it's a "blip of coverage" and "does not show lasting impact or relevance".
Speaking of such, is there really any other large coverage on XLibre besides these three articles?
Other editors are citing NPOV, because there might be some political bias in Aoidh's edits.
XLibre has made a post about this (X/Twitter).
According to the Wayland talk page, being critical of the "wisdom" of Freedesktop.org is "not allowed".
There is a draft article for XLibre on Wikipedia.
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