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minus-squarekrigo666@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down7·6 days agoAnd how many patches Xlibre has applied meanwhile?..
minus-squareUncut_Lemon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoConsidering they have an active GitHub repo, likely recently. Even more so with the BSD’s incorporating it as a default.
minus-squareMaki@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up7arrow-down1·edit-25 days agoMight want to steer clear of xlibre: https://ostechnix.com/xlibre-arch-wiki-removal-explained/ https://fossforce.com/2026/04/when-your-xorg-fork-is-more-about-dei-than-display-servers/
minus-squareUncut_Lemon@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 days agoThe BSD’s are embracing xlibre, so it is a project that’s being taken seriously and has real technical merits.
minus-squareMugita Sokio@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down4·6 days agoThey’ve already been patching those before X.Org got those updates. I use XLibre myself, so I’d know about it anyway.
And how many patches Xlibre has applied meanwhile?..
Considering they have an active GitHub repo, likely recently. Even more so with the BSD’s incorporating it as a default.
Might want to steer clear of xlibre:
https://ostechnix.com/xlibre-arch-wiki-removal-explained/
https://fossforce.com/2026/04/when-your-xorg-fork-is-more-about-dei-than-display-servers/
The BSD’s are embracing xlibre, so it is a project that’s being taken seriously and has real technical merits.
Good for them.
They’ve already been patching those before X.Org got those updates. I use XLibre myself, so I’d know about it anyway.