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XCONSORTIUM(7)		Miscellaneous Information Manual	  XCONSORTIUM(7)

NAME
     XConsortium - X Consortium information

SYNOPSIS
     Releases  6.0 through 6.3 of X Version 11 were brought to you by the X Con-
     sortium, Inc.

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

     The  X  Window System was created in the mid-1980s at the Massachusetts In-
     stitute 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  member-
     ship  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.   X	Consortium,  Inc.  closed  its	doors on December 31, 1996.  All
     rights to the X Window System have been assigned to the Open Software Foun-
     dation.

     The X Consortium was financially self-supporting through  membership  fees.
     There  are no license fees associated with the use of X Window System stan-
     dards and code developed by the X Consortium.  Membership in the X  Consor-
     tium  was	open  to any organization willing to execute a membership agree-
     ment.

     The X Consortium was a highly participative body.	Members were  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 accomplished most of its work using electronic  mail  over
     the  Internet,  with individual mailing lists for working groups.	Internet
     electronic mail connectivity was viewed as a requirement for useful partic-
     ipation in X Consortium activities.  Meetings were held as necessary, often
     in conjunction with industry conferences and trade shows.

STAFF
     President:
     Bob Scheifler

     Office Manager:
     Janet O'Halloran

     Director of Marketing:
     Paul Lavallee

     Director of Engineering:
     Jim Fournier

     Manager, X Window System:
     Matt Landau, emeritus

     Technical Director, X Window System:
     Ralph Swick

     Technical Staff, X Window System:

     Donna Converse, emeritus
     Stephen Gildea, emeritus
     Kaleb Keithley
     Arnaud Le Hors
     Ralph Mor, emeritus
     Ray Tice
     Dave Wiggins, emeritus

     Managers, CDE Development:
     Giora Guth
     Peter Bohnert, emeritus

     Manager, CDE Quality Engineering:
     David Brooks

     CDE Architects:
     Kevin Samborn
     Daniel Dardailler, emeritus

     Technical Staff, CDE Development:

     Art Barstow
     Pascale Dardailler
     David Kaelbling
     Mitch Greess
     Robert Seacord

     Technical Staff, CDE Quality Engineering:

     Chris Burleson
     Tom Cavin
     Sami Mohammed
     Mark Schuldenfrei

     Manager, Systems Administration:
     Kevin Ethier

     Technical Staff, Systems Administration:
     Mike Donati
     Amy Rich, emeritus
     Anne Salemme

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
     The X Consortium's activities and affairs were managed under the  direction
     and  oversight  of  a  Board of Directors, elected annually by the Members.
     The Board was 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 last Directors were:

     Robert W. Scheifler, President, X Consortium
     Dr. Forest Baskett, Senior VP of R&D, Silicon Graphics Computer Systems
     Harold D. Blair, Apogee International Corp.
     Roger S. Gourd, Gourd & Associates
     Dr. Robin Hillyard, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer, Novasoft Systems
     Don McGovern, General Operations Manager and Executive Dir., Hewlett Packard
     Peter J. Shaw, Senior VP, NetManage
     Michael Tobias, President, Tech-Source, Inc.

ADDRESS
     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.
     Cray Research, Inc.
     Digital Equipment Corp.
     Fujitsu Limited
     Hewlett-Packard Company
     Hitachi Ltd.
     IBM Corporation
     Megatek Corp.
     Motorola, Inc.
     NEC Corporation
     Novell, Inc.
     Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
     OMRON Corporation
     SCO, Inc.
     Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG
     Silicon Graphics, Inc.
     Sony Corporation
     Sun Microsystems, Inc.
     Tektronix, Inc.

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS
     Boundless Technologies
     Hummingbird Communications Ltd.
     Insignia Solutions, Ltd.
     Mercury Interactive Corp.
     NetManage, Inc.
     Network Computing Devices
     VisiCom Laboratories, Inc.
     Walker Richer & Quinn, Inc.

END USERS
     Hughes Aircraft Company

AFFILIATE MEMBERS
     ASTEC, Inc.
     BARCO Chromatics, Inc.
     CenterLine Software, Inc.
     CliniComp, Intl.
     Component Integration Laboratories, Inc.
     Draper Laboratory.
     Electronic Book Technologies, Inc.
     Gallium Software, Inc.
     Georgia Institute of Technology
     Human Designed Systems, Inc.
     INRIA - Institut National de Recherche en Informatique et en Automatique
     Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc.
     Investment Management Services, Inc.
     Jupiter Systems
     KL Group Inc.
     Massachusetts Institute of Technology
     Metheus Corporation
     Metro Link, Inc.
     Object Management Group, Inc.
     Open Software Foundation
     Performance Awareness Corp.
     Peritek Corp.
     Petrotechnical Open Software Corp.
     Point Technologies, Inc.
     Shiman Associates, Inc.
     Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory.
     Software Development Corp.
     SOUM Corporation
     Spectragraphics Corp.
     Tech-Source, Inc.
     TriTeal Corp.
     White Pine Software, Inc.
     World Wide Web Consortium.
     The XFree86 Project, Inc.
     X Inside, Inc.

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