XConsortium(1X) 														   XConsortium(1X)

NAME

       XConsortium - X Consortium information

SYNOPSIS

       Release 6 of X Version 11 is brought to you by X Consortium, Inc.

DESCRIPTION

       The  X  Consortium  is an independent, not-for-profit Delaware membership corporation.  It was formed in 1993 as the successor to the MIT X
       Consortium.  The purpose of the X Consortium is to foster the development, evolution, and maintenance of the X Window System, a	comprehen-
       sive set of vendor-neutral, system-architecture neutral, network-transparent windowing and user interface standards.

       The X Window System was created in the mid-1980s at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.  In 1988, MIT formed a member-funded consor-
       tium to provide the technical and administrative leadership necessary to support further development of the X Window System.  In 1992,  MIT
       and  the membership decided it was in their best interests to move the consortium out of MIT and create an independent, stand-alone organi-
       zation.	All rights to the X Window System were assigned by MIT to X Consortium, Inc. on January 1, 1994.

       The X Consortium is financially self-supporting through membership fees.  There are no license fees associated with the	use  of  X  Window
       System  standards  and code developed by the X Consortium.  Membership in the X Consortium is open to any organization willing to execute a
       membership agreement.

       The X Consortium is a highly participative body.  Members are 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 accomplishes most of its work using electronic mail over the Internet, with individual mailing lists for working groups.
       Internet electronic mail connectivity should be viewed as a requirement for useful participation in X Consortium activities.  Meetings  are
       held as necessary, often in conjunction with industry conferences and trade shows.

STAFF

       President:
       Bob Scheifler, rws@x.org, phone:(617) 374-1010

       Office Manager:
       Janet O'Halloran, joh@x.org, phone:(617) 374-1011

       Technical Director, Integration Technology:
       Ralph Swick, swick@x.org

       Technical Director, Application Toolkits:
       Matt Landau, matt@x.org

       Technical Staff:
       Donna Converse, converse@x.org
       Stephen Gildea, gildea@x.org
       Jay Hersh, hersh@x.org
       Kaleb Keithley, kaleb@x.org
       Ralph Mor, mor@x.org
       Dave Wiggins, dpw@x.org

       SysAdmin:
       Gary Cutbill, rgary@x.org

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

       The  X  Consortium's  activities and affairs are managed under the direction and oversight of a Board of Directors, elected annually by the
       Members.  The Board is 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 current Directors are:

       Robert W. Scheifler, President, X Consortium
       Dr. Forest Baskett, Senior VP of R&D, Silicon Graphics Computer
	    Systems
       Harold D. Blair, Partner, Partnerwerks
       Roger S. Gourd, VP and Chief of Staff, Open Software Foundation
       David Harris, Director, Adobe Systems [ex officio as Chairman,
	    X Industry Association]
       Dr. Robin Hillyard, Chairman and Chief Technical Officer,
	    Novasoft Systems
       Dr. Chong Lee, President and CEO, Phase X Systems, Inc.
       Don McGovern, Vice President - UNIX Systems Group, Novell, Inc.
       Therese E. Myers, President and CEO, Quarterdeck Office Systems
       Peter J. Shaw, President and CEO, AGE Logic, Inc.
       Dan N. Turner, President and CEO, Petrotechnical Open
	    Software Corporation

ADDRESS

       The X Consortium can be reached at:

       X Consortium
       One Memorial Drive
       Cambridge MA 02142-1301
       Tel:(617) 374-1000
       Fax:(617) 374-1025
       membership@x.org

       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.
       Apple Computer, Inc.
       Cray Research, Inc.
       Digital Equipment Corp.
       Fujitsu Limited
       Hewlett-Packard Company
       Hitachi Ltd.
       Hughes Aircraft Company
       IBM Corporation
       Kubota Corp.
       Megatek Corp.
       Motorola, Inc.
       NCR Corporation (representing ADDS/NCR/AT&T)
       NEC Corporation
       Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation
       Oki Electric Industry Co., Ltd.
       OMRON Corporation
       The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.
       Siemens Nixdorf Informationssysteme AG
       Silicon Graphics, Inc.
       Sony Corporation
       Sun Microsystems, Inc.
       Tektronix, Inc.
       Unix Systems Laboratories (includes Novell)

ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

       CETIA - Compagnie Europeene des Techniques de l'Ingenierie Assistee
       Network Computing Devices
       Quarterdeck Office Systems
       Walker Richer & Quinn, Inc.

AFFILIATE MEMBERS

       AGE Logic, Inc.
       ASTEC, Inc.
       ATR
       BARCO Chromatics, Inc.
       Congruent Corp.
       Diagnostic/Retrieval Systems, Inc.
       Gallium Software, Inc.
       Georgia Institute of Technology
       Human Designed Systems, Inc.
       Hummingbird Communications Ltd.
       Integrated Computer Solutions, Inc.
       Investment Management Services, Inc.
       IXI Limited
       Japan Computer Corporation
       Jupiter Systems
       KAIST - Korean Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
       Labtam Australia
       Locus Computing Corporation
       Mercury Interactive Corp.
       Metheus Corporation
       Metro Link, Inc.
       M3i Systems, Inc.
       Object Management Group, Inc.
       Open Software Foundation
       O'Reilly & Associates, Inc.
       ParcPlace Systems
       Performance Awareness Corp.
       Peritek Corp.
       Petrotechnical Open Software Corp.
       Phase X Systems, Inc.
       SOUM Corporation
       Tatung Science and Technology
       Tech-Source, Inc.
       User Interface Technologies Ltd.
       Veritas Software, Inc.
       VisiCom Laboratories, Inc.
       VisionWare Ltd.
       Visix Software, Inc.
       Visual Information Technologies, Inc.
       White Pine Software, Inc.
       The XFree86 Project, Inc.

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