FAQ

Q: What is Xlibre?

A: Xlibre is a freshly created fork of the Xorg X11 server, initiated by Enrico Weigelt, aiming to provide a more actively maintained and modernized alternative to the aging X11 system.

Q: Why was it forked?

A: Xorg has been stifled by “toxic elements” and “BigTech moles” blocking significant contributions. A classic “embrace, extend, extinguish” pattern. Xlibre is presented as a pushback to revitalize the codebase.

Q: Who’s behind Xlibre?

A: The fork is led by Enrico Weigelt (@metux), previously a prolific contributor to Xorg.

Q: What features or enhancements does Xlibre bring?

A: Code cleanups and modernization aimed at improved maintainability and performance. Support for Xnamespace (greater isolation) and updating nested Xnest to use libxcb.

Q: What about Nvidia compatibility?

A: We keep binary compatibility to proprietary Nvidia driver (Ver. 570 and newer).

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