![]() X11, the standard, is developed by the X.org foundation, at The current base version of that is version 11, release 6, X11R6. X11 is two things, a standard for windowing systems, and a series of implementations of that standard. I know the '1.0' refer's to the fact that it's *Apple's* 1.0, but can someone who spends more time with X than I do explain the significance of X11R6? They're talking about the X11 that OS X ships with. Still not sure how R6 and 4.3.0 relate, but the main thing is, there is nothing new here. includes the full X11R6.6 technology including an X11 window server, Quartz window manager, libraries, and basic utilities such as xterm." OK, got it. The title of this summary is a bit misleading-this title is "Apple Explains How to Run X11 on MacOS" but the actual article's title is "Configuring and Running X11 Applications on Mac OS X" and in goes on to say "X11 for Mac OS X. In all seriousness, I guess the deal here is that it's a newer version than what ships as X11.app? 'About' says 'X11 1.0 - XFree86 4.3.0'. ![]() :-) Or run nedit, then go help -> about and see "Built on Linux, x86." Fun fun fun. Or like when I ssh home (um, at lunch, right) and play Freecell.
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