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XLibre Proposed as Fedora’s New Default X11 Server
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Well, this one really caught me off guard. As you probably know, after the dramatic fork of the Xorg server into a new project called XLibre—led by the developer who’s been its most active contributor in recent years—the open-source community was buzzing with intense debate. And now, there’s another twist in the story.
Fedora Linux (eventually) may soon replace its aging Xorg X11 server with a more actively maintained alternative. A new proposal, dubbed X11Libre, suggests swapping out the current xorg-x11-xserver package for X11Libre (XLibre), targeted for Fedora 43, scheduled for release in late October.
However, while the change promises better maintenance and new features, it hasn’t been without controversy, largely due to the upstream maintainer’s contentious reputation.
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The Curious Case of XLibre Xserver
After the dramatic fork of Xorg into a new project called XLibre Xserver, the open-source community briefly felt a spark of hope — maybe, just maybe, the beloved X11 would get a fresh shot at life. That hope came after major announcements from several leading (and mostly corporate-backed) Linux distributions that they were moving away from X11 altogether.
But as you’ll see below, that glimmer of hope probably won’t last. Two big issues stand in the way: the controversial reputation of the developer behind the project and the growing sense that some of the major players simply don’t want X11 anymore. Instead, they’re putting their weight behind Wayland—a project they’re heavily involved in, even though it’s technically community-maintained.