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X Window System

graphics controller and network protocol for UNIX-like systems
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X Window System

Summary

X Window System is a free and open-source software[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of free_and_open_source_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (778 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • X Window System's image is recorded as X-Window-System.png[3].
  • X Window System's instance of is recorded as free and open-source software[4].
  • X Window System's instance of is recorded as display server[5].
  • X Window System's instance of is recorded as computing platform[6].
  • X Window System's instance of is recorded as windowing system[7].
  • W Window System is named after X Window System[8].
  • X Window System's logo image is recorded as X11.svg[9].
  • X Window System's follows is recorded as W Window System[10].
  • X Window System's developer is recorded as X.Org Foundation[11].
  • X Window System's developer is recorded as Keith Packard[12].
  • X Window System's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh88005219[13].
  • X Window System's copyright license is recorded as MIT License[14].
  • X Window System's software version identifier is recorded as X11R7.7[15].
  • X Window System's software version identifier is recorded as X11R3[16].
  • X Window System's Commons category is recorded as X Window System[17].
  • X Window System's platform is recorded as cross-platform software[18].
  • +1982-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of X Window System[19].
  • X Window System's publication date is recorded as +1984-00-00T00:00:00Z[20].
  • X Window System's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0876m[21].
  • X Window System's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ph118224[22].
  • X Window System's official website is recorded as https://x.org[23].
  • X Window System's topic's main category is recorded as Category:X Window System[24].
  • X Window System's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0281376[25].
  • X Window System's source code repository URL is recorded as https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg[26].
  • X Window System's replaces is recorded as W Window System[27].

Body

Publication

X Window System's publication date is recorded as +1984-00-00T00:00:00Z[20].

Adaptations and Inspiration

X Window System's follows is recorded as W Window System[10].

Cultural Impact

Things named for X Window System include Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X[28], a Linux distribution[29], founded in 1992[30].

Why It Matters

X Window System ranks in the top 2% of free_and_open_source_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (778 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[31] It is known by 138 alternative names across languages and contexts.[32]

Entities named for it include Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X[28], a Linux distribution[29], founded in 1992[30].

Related Entities

cross-platform software elementary OS GNOME Shell Keith Packard Picom Project Athena xdvik Yggdrasil Linux/GNU/X

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . Q111997447. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . github.com. Retrieved . github.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . x.org. x.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . x.org. Retrieved . x.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . x.org. Retrieved . x.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [31] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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