finally trying this "linux" thing I've heard so much about
March 5, 2025 at 9:16 PM
finally trying this "linux" thing I've heard so much about
We’re an Xfree86 household, Mister!
December 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
We’re an Xfree86 household, Mister!
Writing XFree86 configs by hand and praying that the monitor wouldn't be irrevocably damaged by an errant setting.
December 1, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Writing XFree86 configs by hand and praying that the monitor wouldn't be irrevocably damaged by an errant setting.
Back in my day, our Windowing System was XFree86 and we hated it!
October 18, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Back in my day, our Windowing System was XFree86 and we hated it!
The future had a lot of XFree86 problems, if I recall.
November 30, 2025 at 12:03 AM
The future had a lot of XFree86 problems, if I recall.
386BSD screenshot from 1992. You can find source code github.com/386BSD/386bsd Today we use several derivatives such as FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD & others. There was a lawsuit & 386BSD died while Linux introduced same time keep growing. Wikipedia has more info for you en.wikipedia.org/wiki/386BSD
June 28, 2025 at 12:10 PM
386BSD screenshot from 1992. You can find source code github.com/386BSD/386bsd Today we use several derivatives such as FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD & others. There was a lawsuit & 386BSD died while Linux introduced same time keep growing. Wikipedia has more info for you en.wikipedia.org/wiki/386BSD
Ironically, look what I found in an old box when I moved last week.
July 11, 2026 at 10:53 AM
Ironically, look what I found in an old box when I moved last week.
I'm a bit late, but today is my 25th anniversary* of switching to Linux...
*I don't remember exactly when but a few years ago I searched for an old email address of mine and found a mailing-list post where I was asking for help configuring XFree86, so that's the date I recognize.
*I don't remember exactly when but a few years ago I searched for an old email address of mine and found a mailing-list post where I was asking for help configuring XFree86, so that's the date I recognize.
September 20, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I'm a bit late, but today is my 25th anniversary* of switching to Linux...
*I don't remember exactly when but a few years ago I searched for an old email address of mine and found a mailing-list post where I was asking for help configuring XFree86, so that's the date I recognize.
*I don't remember exactly when but a few years ago I searched for an old email address of mine and found a mailing-list post where I was asking for help configuring XFree86, so that's the date I recognize.
Writing scanlines for xfree86 😖
October 17, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Writing scanlines for xfree86 😖
you Hate xfree86...
December 9, 2025 at 11:44 PM
you Hate xfree86...
XCancel sounds like it should be the name of a utility that ships with XFree86
April 8, 2026 at 6:03 PM
XCancel sounds like it should be the name of a utility that ships with XFree86
I want my kids to have the experiences I had. Drinking from the hose. Sitting out on the stoop on summer nights. Copying XFree86 configs into a marble notebook by hand, secure in the faith that maybe not today, but eventually one would work
April 9, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I want my kids to have the experiences I had. Drinking from the hose. Sitting out on the stoop on summer nights. Copying XFree86 configs into a marble notebook by hand, secure in the faith that maybe not today, but eventually one would work
Ubuntu és una paraula africana que es pot traduir per: "no puc instal·lar el servidor XFree86 del Projecte Debian"
#taldiacomavui 20 d'octubre del 2004, Mark Shuttleworth (finançador) i l'empresa Canonical Ltd. anuncien el primer llançament del popular sistema operatiu lliure Ubuntu. integrat a l'arquitectura i infraestructura de Debian, q comprèn versions del sistema operatiu del servidor Linux
2004 Anuncien el primer llançament del popular sistema operatiu Ubuntu
2004 Mark Shuttleworth i l'empresa Canonical Ltd. anuncien el primer llançament del popular sistema operatiu Ubuntu
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October 20, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Ubuntu és una paraula africana que es pot traduir per: "no puc instal·lar el servidor XFree86 del Projecte Debian"
remember when XFree86 had an interactive prompt to setup the config (via XF86configurator?)
those were the days
those were the days
January 16, 2024 at 4:49 AM
remember when XFree86 had an interactive prompt to setup the config (via XF86configurator?)
those were the days
those were the days
Yeah Xfree86! I forgot it was called that
January 25, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Yeah Xfree86! I forgot it was called that
We finally #vibe ported the #Xfree86 v3 #Weitek p9000 driver to modern #xorg-server! #opensource www.reddit.com/r/t2sde/comm...
From the t2sde community on Reddit: We finally vibe ported the Xfree86 v3 Weitek p9000 driver to modern Xorg-server!
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July 6, 2026 at 8:50 AM
We finally #vibe ported the #Xfree86 v3 #Weitek p9000 driver to modern #xorg-server! #opensource www.reddit.com/r/t2sde/comm...
My age verification?
Waldenbooks
Digimon: Digital Monsters
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VESA drivers
Netscape Navigator
Razor Scooters
Record Stores
Palm Pilot
BOFH
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Disposable Cameras
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VHS Cassettes
Neopets
Multi User Dungeons
Ski Free
School House Rock
That loud THX rumble at the start of Star Wars IV.
NES, GBC
Wrath of Cortex
Sierra Mist
QUIZNOS SUBS
Razor Scooter
Bop it.
Beanie babies
Newgrounds
ReBoot
War Planets
BEAST WARS
No more questions.
VHS Cassettes
Neopets
Multi User Dungeons
Ski Free
School House Rock
That loud THX rumble at the start of Star Wars IV.
NES, GBC
Wrath of Cortex
Sierra Mist
QUIZNOS SUBS
Razor Scooter
Bop it.
Beanie babies
Newgrounds
ReBoot
War Planets
BEAST WARS
No more questions.
My age verification?
Furbys
Canasta
Mancala
Dragon Tales
Reading Rainbow
Magic School bus
N64 + Sega Genesis
Warped tour
Crystal Pepsi
Dine in Pizza hut
Heelys
Skip it
Beanie babies
Care bears
Batman beyond
No more questions.
Furbys
Canasta
Mancala
Dragon Tales
Reading Rainbow
Magic School bus
N64 + Sega Genesis
Warped tour
Crystal Pepsi
Dine in Pizza hut
Heelys
Skip it
Beanie babies
Care bears
Batman beyond
No more questions.
June 30, 2026 at 6:56 PM
My age verification?
Waldenbooks
Digimon: Digital Monsters
3.5" Floppy Diskettes
VESA drivers
Netscape Navigator
Razor Scooters
Record Stores
Palm Pilot
BOFH
Payphones
5 movies, 3 days, $5
ZIP drive
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XFree86
Snake
Pogs
Z-Bots
Disposable Cameras
DDR
Bonzi Buddy
No further questions
Waldenbooks
Digimon: Digital Monsters
3.5" Floppy Diskettes
VESA drivers
Netscape Navigator
Razor Scooters
Record Stores
Palm Pilot
BOFH
Payphones
5 movies, 3 days, $5
ZIP drive
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XFree86
Snake
Pogs
Z-Bots
Disposable Cameras
DDR
Bonzi Buddy
No further questions
I was a popular guy in the early Slackware days since I had figured out the magic art of calculating monitor timings so people could run their XFree86 at 1152*900 instead of 1024*768
November 18, 2024 at 2:40 AM
I was a popular guy in the early Slackware days since I had figured out the magic art of calculating monitor timings so people could run their XFree86 at 1152*900 instead of 1024*768
1980 - W Window System - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W_Windo...
1984 - X Window System - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Windo...
1991 - X386 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X386
1992 - XFree86 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFree86
2004 - Xorg - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.Org_S...
2025 - XLibre - lists.x.org/archives/xor...
1984 - X Window System - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Windo...
1991 - X386 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X386
1992 - XFree86 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFree86
2004 - Xorg - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.Org_S...
2025 - XLibre - lists.x.org/archives/xor...
June 26, 2025 at 10:13 PM
1980 - W Window System - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W_Windo...
1984 - X Window System - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Windo...
1991 - X386 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X386
1992 - XFree86 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFree86
2004 - Xorg - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.Org_S...
2025 - XLibre - lists.x.org/archives/xor...
1984 - X Window System - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X_Windo...
1991 - X386 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X386
1992 - XFree86 - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XFree86
2004 - Xorg - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/X.Org_S...
2025 - XLibre - lists.x.org/archives/xor...
C’est moi qui ai jadis fait la table Compose de XFree86
April 15, 2024 at 6:45 AM
C’est moi qui ai jadis fait la table Compose de XFree86
I’m installing FreeBSD 2.1.0 to my PC-9821AS. It has 14MB ram and Canopus PowerWindow 928G so XFree86 should work well on it!
Funny enough the installer sees the full 16GB HD but appears to only like the first 2991MB. This is a common problem on early OSes, Win9x can’t handle large partitions well.
Funny enough the installer sees the full 16GB HD but appears to only like the first 2991MB. This is a common problem on early OSes, Win9x can’t handle large partitions well.
February 22, 2025 at 9:37 PM
I’m installing FreeBSD 2.1.0 to my PC-9821AS. It has 14MB ram and Canopus PowerWindow 928G so XFree86 should work well on it!
Funny enough the installer sees the full 16GB HD but appears to only like the first 2991MB. This is a common problem on early OSes, Win9x can’t handle large partitions well.
Funny enough the installer sees the full 16GB HD but appears to only like the first 2991MB. This is a common problem on early OSes, Win9x can’t handle large partitions well.
We released the third beta version 25.1.2 of our #XLibre Xserver 25.1 series with some minor bug fixes. You can find it at github.com/X11Libre/xse...
Release xlibre-xserver-25.1.2 · X11Libre/xserver
What's Changed
glx: glxext fix memory leak when calling DestroyPixmap by @metux in #1822
xfree86: xlibre-server.h: fix missing HAVE_TIMINGSAFE_MEMCMP by @metux in #1843
.github: util: add support ...
github.com
February 11, 2026 at 5:03 PM
We released the third beta version 25.1.2 of our #XLibre Xserver 25.1 series with some minor bug fixes. You can find it at github.com/X11Libre/xse...
I cut my teeth on Redhat Linux 5.0. Yes, xfree86, compiling. Getting MAKE to spit out xfree86 sound card driver, and it friggin works.
August 10, 2026 at 3:43 AM
I cut my teeth on Redhat Linux 5.0. Yes, xfree86, compiling. Getting MAKE to spit out xfree86 sound card driver, and it friggin works.
Nah, they just didn't open-source it at all initially. That's why XFree86 and the like had to redo a lot of work in the 90s.
February 24, 2024 at 5:36 PM
Nah, they just didn't open-source it at all initially. That's why XFree86 and the like had to redo a lot of work in the 90s.
Haha, att sitta uppe halva natten och modifiera nåt jävla ModeLine-värde i fucking xfree86-config i ett fatalt försök att få igång dubbla skärmar. Folk förstår inte hur bra de har det nu för tiden.
August 7, 2026 at 7:36 AM
Haha, att sitta uppe halva natten och modifiera nåt jävla ModeLine-värde i fucking xfree86-config i ett fatalt försök att få igång dubbla skärmar. Folk förstår inte hur bra de har det nu för tiden.