Jackson Articles & Reviews |
| X.Org 7.4 Finally Released | Software | 2008-09-23 |
| X.Org 7.4 Creeps Closer To Release | Software | 2008-05-22 |
Jackson Linux & Open-Source News |
| Mesa 24.3 Adds "Legacy X11" Build Option To Carve Out DRI2 | Mesa | 2024-07-28 |
| Mesa 24.2 Enjoyed Some Last Minute Code Cleaning & Modernization | Mesa | 2024-07-21 |
| Debian General Resolution Hopes To Move Useful "tag2upload" Forward | Debian | 2024-07-04 |
| Mesa 23.3 Adds EGL Explicit Device Support | Mesa | 2023-07-31 |
| XWayland "Rootfull" Changes Merged For Running A Complete Desktop Environment | X.Org | 2022-07-01 |
| Fedora 37 Looks Like It Will Proceed With Plan To Remove Legacy X.Org Drivers | Fedora | 2022-04-22 |
| Fedora 37 Considering Removal Of Legacy X.Org Drivers | Fedora | 2022-04-08 |
| Mesa's "Copper" Is A Step Closer To Being Brazed | Mesa | 2022-01-14 |
| Copper Aims To Improve Mesa's Zink Efficiency In 2022 | Mesa | 2021-11-17 |
| Red Hat's Upstream Contributions Are Making For A Great Fedora Workstation 35 | Fedora | 2021-09-20 |
| X.Org Looks To Drop DMX After Being Rather Broken For ~14 Years | X.Org | 2021-09-04 |
| Mesa 21.0 Has Finally Killed The Classic "SWRAST" Software Rasterizer | Mesa | 2020-12-31 |
| The Most Popular NVIDIA Linux News + Milestones Of 2020 | NVIDIA | 2020-12-30 |
| Mesa To Drop Support For Ancient Drivers | Mesa | 2020-11-20 |
| Zink Seeing macOS Support For OpenGL Over Vulkan Then MoltenVK On Top Of Metal | Vulkan | 2020-11-02 |
| Adam Jackson On The State Of The X.Org Server In 2020 | X.Org | 2020-10-28 |
| Mesa 20.3 Picks Up New Capabilities To Help With Display Presentation Jitter, Stuttering | Mesa | 2020-09-10 |
| Intel mOS, Cachy, Mozilla Layoffs Were The Open-Source Buzz Of August | Phoronix | 2020-09-01 |
| Some Ugly Code Can Get NVIDIA's Linux Driver Working With Accelerated XWayland | NVIDIA | 2020-08-23 |
| GNOME's Mutter Sees More Cleaning That Ultimately Could Help Foster Vulkan Support | GNOME | 2020-06-19 |
| X.Org Server Development Hits A Nearly Two Decade Low | X.Org | 2020-01-04 |
| Debian Adds Another Option For Its Init System Diversity General Resolution | Debian | 2019-11-19 |
| X.Org Server To See New CI-Driven Automated Release Cycles, Big Version Numbers | X.Org | 2019-10-10 |
| Red Hat Expecting X.Org To "Go Into Hard Maintenance Mode Fairly Quickly" | X.Org | 2019-06-28 |
| X.Org Server 1.20.5 Released With A Few XWayland & GLAMOR Fixes | X.Org | 2019-05-30 |
| XWayland Receive An EGL-Based GLX Provider, Helping Various Games On Linux | X.Org | 2019-05-24 |
| The Process For Eventually Releasing X.Org Server 1.21 | X.Org | 2019-05-15 |
| Fedora Looking At Using VESA-Based FBDEV Driver, Knocking Off Old VESA & OpenChrome | Fedora | 2019-04-26 |
| X.Org Server 1.20.4 Released With XWayland Fixes | X.Org | 2019-02-26 |
| The X.Org Server Continues Cruising Along As We Approach 2019 | X.Org | 2018-12-28 |
| X.Org Server 1.20.3 Released To Fix New Security Issue | X.Org | 2018-10-25 |
| X.Org Server 1.20.2 Released With A Bunch Of Bug Fixes | X.Org | 2018-10-15 |
| xf86-video-v4l X.Org Driver Sees First New Release In A Decade | X.Org | 2018-08-14 |
| EGL Device Support Coming Together For Mesa | Mesa | 2018-08-04 |
| X.Org To Proceed Migrating Their Code & Bugs To GitLab | X.Org | 2018-06-09 |
| Mach64 & Rendition Drivers Now Work With X.Org Server 1.20 | X.Org | 2018-05-20 |
| X.Org Server 1.21 Opens For Development | X.Org | 2018-05-14 |
| X.Org Server 1.20 "Avocado Toast" Released With DRI3 v1.2, VR Improvements | X.Org | 2018-05-10 |
| The Last Of The X.Org Server 1.20 Patches Posted | X.Org | 2018-05-08 |
| X.Org Server 1.20 To Be Released In The Days Ahead | X.Org | 2018-05-03 |
| X.Org Server 1.20 RC5 Released, Adds EGLStreams To Let NVIDIA Work With XWayland | X.Org | 2018-04-24 |
| EGLStreams XWayland Code Revised Ahead Of X.Org Server 1.20 | X.Org | 2018-04-21 |
| X.Org Server 1.20 RC4 Released, EGLStreams For XWayland Might Still Land | X.Org | 2018-04-11 |
| X.Org Server 1.20 Release Candidate 3 Arrives | X.Org | 2018-04-02 |
| X.Org Server 1.20 RC2 Released With DRI3 v1.2, Per-Window Flipping For XWayland | X.Org | 2018-03-28 |
| X.Org Server's Meson Build System Almost To Feature Parity With Autotools | X.Org | 2018-03-27 |
| EGLStreams For XWayland Gets Updated | X.Org | 2018-03-07 |
| X.Org Server 1.20 Is Now Available For Testing On Fedora | X.Org | 2018-03-05 |
| X.Org Server 1.20 RC1 Released | X.Org | 2018-02-28 |
| A Look At The Many Features To X.Org Server 1.20 | X.Org | 2018-02-28 |
| X.Org Server 1.20 Release Candidate Due For Release Tomorrow | X.Org | 2018-02-27 |
| Xorgproto Debuts, Reflecting X.Org Server Development Slowing Down | X.Org | 2018-02-05 |
| GLXVND Server Module / Server-Side GLVND Updated For X.Org Server | X.Org | 2018-02-03 |
| Server-Side GLVND Updated While X.Org Server 1.20 Drags On | X.Org | 2018-01-10 |
| X.Org Server 1.19.6 Released | X.Org | 2017-12-20 |
| Even With Wayland Around, X.Org Had A Busy 2017 | X.Org | 2017-12-11 |
| Flush Control Support Lands In Mesa | Mesa | 2017-11-07 |
| X.Org Server 1.19.5 Released To Fix Another Handful Of Security Vulnerabilities | X.Org | 2017-10-12 |
| X.Org Server 1.19.4 Released | X.Org | 2017-10-04 |
| X.Org Server 1.20 Expected Around January With New Features | X.Org | 2017-09-23 |
| NVIDIA Continues Prepping The Linux Desktop Stack For HDR Display Support | NVIDIA | 2017-09-21 |
| Only SPIR-V & KHR_no_error Are Left Blocking OpenGL 4.6 In Mesa | Mesa | 2017-08-25 |
| Mesa Patches For Two Of The Fairly Trivial OpenGL 4.6 Patches | Mesa | 2017-08-08 |
| NVIDIA's Server-Side GLVND Implementation | X.Org | 2017-07-21 |
| Server-Side GLVND Being Hacked On, Could Help PRIME Laptops & More | X.Org | 2017-07-18 |
| Meson Support Has Landed In The X.Org Server | X.Org | 2017-04-27 |
| X.Org Server 1.19.3 Released | X.Org | 2017-03-15 |
| X.Org Server 1.19.2 Released With Numerous Fixes | X.Org | 2017-03-02 |
| X.Org Server Development Continues Trending Quite Low | X.Org | 2016-12-27 |
| X.Org Server 1.19 Proposed For Release Next Month | X.Org | 2016-09-04 |
| X.Org Server Development Continues Trending Lower | X.Org | 2016-07-16 |
| X.Org's Indirect GLX State Is Frightening Researchers | X.Org | 2016-05-27 |
| New Patches Published For GLVND Mesa Support | Mesa | 2016-05-12 |
| GLVND GLX Support Being Worked On For The X.Org Server | X.Org | 2016-03-24 |
| X.Org Server 1.18.2 Brings DRI3 Fixes, Better GLAMOR & XWayland Updates | X.Org | 2016-03-11 |
| Intel Skylake Vulkan Support Appears To Be Working Out Pretty Well | Intel | 2016-02-17 |
| X.Org Server 1.18.1 Has Fixes For GLAMOR, Modesetting & DRI3 Presentation | Red Hat | 2016-02-08 |
| X.Org Server Development Slows To Lowest Point In A Decade | X.Org | 2016-01-04 |
| Support For DRI1 Might Be Stripped From The X.Org Server | X.Org | 2015-12-08 |
| X.Org Server 1.18 Officially Released | X.Org | 2015-11-09 |
| X.Org Server Commit Process Opens Up To More Developers | X.Org | 2015-10-27 |
| X.Org Server 1.18 RC2 "Amontillado" Released | X.Org | 2015-10-26 |
| Dgit 1.0 Released: Making A Debian Archive Like A Git Repository | Debian | 2015-07-20 |
| X.Org Server 1.17.2 Released | X.Org | 2015-06-16 |
| Red Hat Joins Khronos, The Group Behind OpenGL & Vulkan | Red Hat | 2015-04-17 |
| New Debian TC Members Appointed For Going Past The Systemd Fallout | Debian | 2015-03-09 |
| X.Org Server Saw More Code In 2014 Than 2013, But Its Heydays Are Over | X.Org | 2015-01-03 |
| November Was Great For Linux Users, But December Will Be Especially Interesting | Phoronix | 2014-11-30 |
| Ian Jackson Resigns From The Debian Technical Committee | Debian | 2014-11-19 |
| Fedora Will Begin Upgrading The X.Org Server As A Distribution Update | Fedora | 2014-11-17 |
| X.Org Server 1.17 RC1 Released, Exciting For GLAMOR & Modesetting | X.Org | 2014-10-29 |
| Users/Developers Threatening Fork Of Debian GNU/Linux | Debian | 2014-10-20 |
| Debian Is Back To Discussing Init Systems, Freedom of Choice | Debian | 2014-10-17 |
| Debian TC Won't Pass Resolution Over Init System Coupling | Debian | 2014-02-28 |
| Debian Now Voting On Init System Coupling | Debian | 2014-02-23 |
| Ubuntu Will Not Enable Open-Source VDPAU Support | Ubuntu | 2014-02-18 |
| Debian Tech Committee Falling Further Into Disarray | Debian | 2014-02-09 |
| Latest Round Of Debian Systemd vs. Upstart Voting Ends | Debian | 2014-02-06 |
| Debian Is Voting Again On Systemd vs. Upstart Debate | Debian | 2014-02-05 |
| Debian May Be Leaning Towards Systemd Over Upstart | Debian | 2014-01-17 |
| Linux.Conf.Au 2014 Presentations Worth Watching | Free Software | 2014-01-12 |
| Debian Still Debating Systemd vs. Upstart Init System | Debian | 2013-12-30 |
| The GLX Rewrite Lands For X.Org Server 1.15 | X.Org | 2013-10-29 |
| Debian To Switch To Systemd Or Upstart | Debian | 2013-10-28 |
| Fedora 21 Drops Support For A Bunch Of Old GPUs | Fedora | 2013-10-25 |
| X.Org Server GLX Rewrite Code Published | X.Org | 2013-10-22 |
| Part Of XWayland Has Been Proposed For Mainlining | X.Org | 2013-10-17 |
| The X.Org Server's GLX Is Being Rewritten | X.Org | 2013-09-26 |
| Fedora 21 Will Try To Abandon Non-KMS GPU Drivers | Fedora | 2013-08-27 |
| Intel Releases Its 19th Driver In The 2.20 Series | Intel | 2013-01-20 |
| To No Surprise, X.Org Server Progress Is Slowing | X.Org | 2012-07-04 |
| DRM Base PRIME Support Part Of VGEM Work | X.Org | 2012-02-23 |
| The Virtual GEM Provider Is Still Being Hacked | Linux Kernel | 2012-02-09 |
| Announcing The DRM VGEM - Virtual GEM Provider | Linux Kernel | 2012-01-11 |
| GNOME Shell Now Works With Software Rendering! | Fedora | 2011-11-03 |
| That Was Quick, X Server 1.10 Officially Released | X.Org | 2011-02-26 |
| Videos Of The Graphics Talks From Linux.Conf.Au 2011 | X.Org | 2011-01-30 |
| GNOME's Zeitgeist Is Coming To The KDE Desktop | KDE | 2010-11-29 |
| The Fedora Plans For Wayland | Wayland | 2010-11-11 |
| Recapping The New X.Org Development Process | X.Org | 2010-09-16 |
| The Updated XGI Open-Source Graphics Driver Released | X.Org | 2010-08-10 |
| DMX2 Bits For X.Org Server To Move Forward | X.Org | 2010-01-07 |
| RandR 1.4 & Per-Output DPMS Controls | X.Org | 2009-06-11 |
| X Server 1.6.1 Released With 15 Fixes | X.Org | 2009-04-14 |
| NVIDIA's Open-Source Driver Gets Updated | NVIDIA | 2009-04-07 |
| X Server 1.5.3 Released, Brings 21 Fixes | X.Org | 2008-11-05 |
| X Server 1.5.2 Released, Brings Bug Fixes | X.Org | 2008-10-10 |
| Mobile GPU Switching With X.Org & Linux? | X.Org | 2008-10-06 |
| X Server 1.5.1 Has Been Released | X.Org | 2008-09-23 |
| X Server 1.5.0 Is Now Released! | X.Org | 2008-09-03 |
| Mandriva Improves Silicon Motion Driver | X.Org | 2008-08-30 |
| X.Org Server 1.4.99.906 Released | X.Org | 2008-07-23 |
| X Server 1.4.99.904 Released | X.Org | 2008-06-30 |
| Coming To A Desktop Near You: X.Org 7.4 | X.Org | 2008-06-11 |
| XDC 2008 Day 1 Notes: X.Org 7.4 & More | X.Org | 2008-04-17 |
| XDC 2008 Kicks Off This Morning | X.Org | 2008-04-16 |
| X Server 1.4.99.901 Released | X.Org | 2008-03-06 |
| X.Org 7.4 Release Planning | X.Org | 2008-02-26 |
| X.Org 7.4 To Be Released In May? | X.Org | 2008-02-16 |
| Planned Features For X.Org 7.4, 7.5 | X.Org | 2007-10-02 |
| X.Org 7.1/7.2 Schedule | X.Org | 2006-05-20 |
| Accelerated Indirect GL X | Desktop | 2006-02-20 |
