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XConsortium(1X)
X11R6
NAME
  XConsortium - X Consortium information

SYNOPSIS
  Release 6 of X Version 11 is brought to you by X Consortium, Inc.

DESCRIPTION
  The X Consortium is an independent, not-for-profit Delaware membership
  corporation.	It was formed in 1993 as the successor to the MIT X
  Consortium.  The purpose of the X Consortium is to foster the development,
  evolution, and maintenance of the X Window System, a comprehensive set of
  vendor-neutral, system-architecture neutral, network-transparent windowing
  and user interface standards.

  The X Window System was created in the mid-1980s at the Massachusetts
  Institute of Technology.  In 1988, MIT formed a member-funded consortium to
  provide the technical and administrative leadership necessary to support
  further development of the X Window System.  In 1992, MIT and the
  membership decided it was in their best interests to move the consortium
  out of MIT and create an independent, stand-alone organization.  All rights
  to the X Window System were assigned by MIT to X Consortium, Inc. on
  January 1, 1994.

  The X Consortium is financially self-supporting through membership fees.
  There are no license fees associated with the use of X Window System
  standards and code developed by the X Consortium.  Membership in the X
  Consortium is open to any organization willing to execute a membership
  agreement.

  The X Consortium is a highly participative body.  Members are encouraged to
  actively cooperate with the staff and other members in the design and
  review of proposed specifications, and in the design, coding and testing of
  sample implementations of those specifications.

  The X Consortium accomplishes most of its work using electronic mail over
  the Internet, with individual mailing lists for working groups.  Internet
  electronic mail connectivity should be viewed as a requirement for useful
  participation in X Consortium activities.  Meetings are held as necessary,
  often in conjunction with industry conferences and trade shows.

STAFF
  President:
  Bob Scheifler, rws@x.org, phone: (617) 374-1010

  Office Manager:
  Janet O'Halloran, joh@x.org, phone: (617) 374-1011

  Technical Director, Integration Technology:
  Ralph Swick, swick@x.org

  Technical Director, Application Toolkits:
  Matt Landau, matt@x.org

  Technical Staff:
  Donna Converse, converse@x.org
  Stephen Gildea, gildea@x.org
  Jay Hersh, hersh@x.org
  Kaleb Keithley, kaleb@x.org
  Ralph Mor, mor@x.org
  Dave Wiggins, dpw@x.org

  SysAdmin:
  Gary Cutbill, rgary@x.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
  The X Consortium's activities and affairs are managed under the direction
  and oversight of a Board of Directors, elected annually by the Members.
  The Board is responsible for reviewing the achievements of the Consortium,
  approving planned work, appointing a President and other officers of the
  Consortium, and setting membership dues.  The current Directors are:

  Robert W. Scheifler, President, X Consortium
  Dr. Forest Baskett, Senior VP of R&D, Silicon Graphics Computer
       Systems
  Harold D. Blair, Partner, Partnerwerks
  Roger S. Gourd, VP and Chief of Staff, Open Software Foundation
  David Harris, Director, Adobe Systems [ex officio as Chairman,
       X Industry Association]
  Dr. Robin Hillyard, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer,
       Novasoft Systems
  Dr. Chong Lee, President and CEO, Phase X Systems, Inc.
  Don McGovern, Vice President - UNIX Systems Group, Novell, Inc.
  Therese E. Myers, President and CEO, Quarterdeck Office Systems
  Peter J. Shaw, President and CEO, AGE Logic, Inc.
  Dan N. Turner, President and CEO, Petrotechnical Open
       Software Corporation

ADDRESS
  The X Consortium can be reached at:

  X Consortium
  One Memorial Drive
  Cambridge MA 02142-1301
  Tel: (617) 374-1000
  Fax: (617) 374-1025
  membership@x.org

  To reach the X Consortium public Wide World Web server, use the URL:
  http://www.x.org/

  To reach the X Consortium public ftp machine, use anonymous ftp to:
  ftp.x.org

FULL MEMBERS
  Adobe Systems Inc.
  Apple Computer, Inc.
  Cray Research, Inc.
  Digital Equipment Corp.
  Fujitsu Limited
  Hewlett-Packard Company
  Hitachi Ltd.
  Hughes Aircraft Company
  IBM Corporation
  Kubota Corp.
  Megatek Corp.
  Motorola, Inc.
  NCR Corporation (representing ADDS/NCR/AT&T)
  NEC Corporation
  Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
  Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
  OMRON Corporation
  The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
  Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG
  Silicon Graphics, Inc.
  Sony Corporation
  Sun Microsystems, Inc.
  Tektronix, Inc.
  Unix Systems Laboratories (includes Novell)

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
  CETIA - Compagnie Europeene des Techniques de l'Ingenierie Assistee
  Network Computing Devices
  Quarterdeck Office Systems
  Walker Richer & Quinn, Inc.

AFFILIATE MEMBERS
  AGE Logic, Inc.
  ASTEC, Inc.
  ATR
  BARCO Chromatics, Inc.
  Congruent Corp.
  Diagnostic/Retrieval Systems, Inc.
  Gallium Software, Inc.
  Georgia Institute of Technology
  Human Designed Systems, Inc.
  Hummingbird Communications Ltd.
  Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc.
  Investment Management Services, Inc.
  IXI Limited
  Japan Computer Corporation
  Jupiter Systems
  KAIST - Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
  Labtam Australia
  Locus Computing Corporation
  Mercury Interactive Corp.
  Metheus Corporation
  Metro Link, Inc.
  M3i Systems, Inc.
  Object Management Group, Inc.
  Open Software Foundation
  O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
  ParcPlace Systems
  Performance Awareness Corp.
  Peritek Corp.
  Petrotechnical Open Software Corp.
  Phase X Systems, Inc.
  SOUM Corporation
  Tatung Science and Technology
  Tech-Source, Inc.
  User Interface Technologies Ltd.
  Veritas Software, Inc.
  VisiCom Laboratories, Inc.
  VisionWare Ltd.
  Visix Software, Inc.
  Visual Information Technologies, Inc.
  White Pine Software, Inc.
  The XFree86 Project, Inc.

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