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Why did FreeBSD choose to go with the Xorg ports by default?

April 26, 2017Default FreeBSD ports Xorg

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Why did FreeBSD choose to go with the Xorg ports by default?

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The Xorg developers claimed that their goal is to release more often and incorporate new features more quickly. If they are able to do so, this will be very attractive. Also, their software still uses the traditional X license, while XFree86 is using their modified one.

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The Xorg developers claim that their goal is to release more often and incorporate new features more quickly. If they are able to do so, this will be very attractive. Also, their software still uses the traditional X license, while XFree86 is now using their modified one.