Hi, (Speaking as an ex-Board member.) On Tue, Feb 16, 2010 at 08:54:27AM +0100, ps wrote: > As X.Org is the successor of the XConsortium, I expect there should be a > roadmap of where X Window development is heading and how much money is > needed to reach these goals and how these funds are expected to be raised.
X.Org is the successor of the Consortium, yes: X.Org the technical organisation as well as the X.Org Foundation. X.Org the project is a very loose conglomeration of various developers of various affiliations who do the development, make decisions, make releases, et al. The Foundation is the body which receives and doles out the money, whose membership is primarily drawn from X.Org. So, if you want a technical roadmap, consult X.Org. If you want a financial overview, consult the Foundation. These two are entirely separate -- paid-for development is explicitly _not_ the job of the Foundation -- for good reason. The Consortium was some kind of unbelievable disaster, and if you don't believe this, then have a look at the pre-X.Org releases, particularly as to how they compared to their contemporary windowing systems. If there's any particular development you'd like to see done, then there are quite a few companies who employ X developers (including mine) who accept consulting clients. Our operators are waiting to take your call, etc. > Is there such a roadmap? Well, this list. From the Foundation, no, and hopefully never. Cheers, Daniel
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