The X.Org Foundation today announced the second release of the X Window System since the formation of the Foundation in January of this year.

The new X.Org release, called X Window System Version 11, Release 6.8 (X11R6.8) builds on the work of X.org X11R6.7 released in April. X11R6.8 combines the latest developments from many people and companies working with the X Window System and an open X.Org Foundation Release Team. The X Window System X11R6.8 release can be found at ftp://www.x.org/pub and at mirror sites worldwide.

In response to user and application developer demand, X.Org’s X11R6.8 brings forward widely anticipated fundamental facilities through this release. They include the first official X Window System Release support for:

* Translucent windows
* Window animation, window decorations like shadows
* Support for accessibility applications
* Support for 3D immersive user environments like Looking Glass(1) and Croquet(2)
* Support for large scale display walls using DMX(3)

[Catch article at Linux Today]