<s>
The	O
X.Org	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
is	O
a	O
non-profit	O
corporation	O
chartered	O
to	O
research	O
,	O
develop	O
,	O
support	O
,	O
organize	O
,	O
administrate	O
,	O
standardize	O
,	O
promote	O
,	O
and	O
defend	O
a	O
free	O
and	O
open	O
accelerated	O
graphics	O
stack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
includes	O
,	O
but	O
is	O
not	O
limited	O
to	O
,	O
the	O
following	O
projects	O
:	O
DRM	B-Application
,	O
Mesa	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
Wayland	B-Language
and	O
the	O
X	B-Operating_System
Window	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
and	O
its	O
primary	O
implementation	O
,	O
the	O
X.Org	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X.Org	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
was	O
founded	O
on	O
22	O
January	O
2004	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
modern	O
X.Org	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
came	O
into	O
being	O
when	O
the	O
body	O
that	O
oversaw	O
X	B-Operating_System
standards	O
and	O
published	O
the	O
official	O
reference	O
implementation	O
joined	O
forces	O
with	O
former	O
XFree86	B-Device
developers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
creation	O
of	O
the	O
Foundation	O
marked	O
a	O
radical	O
change	O
in	O
the	O
governance	O
of	O
X	B-Operating_System
(	O
see	O
the	O
history	O
of	O
the	O
X	B-Operating_System
Window	I-Operating_System
System	I-Operating_System
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Whereas	O
the	O
stewards	O
of	O
X	B-Operating_System
since	O
1988	O
(	O
including	O
the	O
previous	O
X.Org	O
,	O
part	O
of	O
The	B-Application
Open	I-Application
Group	I-Application
)	O
had	O
been	O
vendor	O
organizations	O
,	O
the	O
Foundation	O
is	O
led	O
by	O
software	O
developers	O
and	O
using	O
community	O
development	O
on	O
the	O
bazaar	O
model	O
,	O
which	O
relies	O
on	O
outside	O
involvement	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
the	O
X.Org	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
applied	O
for	O
501(c )	O
(	O
3	O
)	O
non-profit	O
status	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2014	O
,	O
the	O
X.Org	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
announced	O
that	O
they	O
were	O
joining	O
Software	O
in	O
the	O
Public	O
Interest	O
(	O
SPI	O
)	O
who	O
would	O
manage	O
the	O
bureaucracy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
According	O
to	O
an	O
October	O
2018	O
article	O
published	O
by	O
Phoronix	O
,	O
freedesktop.org	B-Application
will	O
be	O
officially	O
joining	O
the	O
X.Org	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X.Org	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
does	O
not	O
provide	O
technical	O
guidance	O
,	O
roadmaps	O
or	O
deadlines	O
,	O
releases	O
or	O
supervision	O
of	O
any	O
kind	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X.Org	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
does	O
provide	O
communication	O
tools	O
(	O
in	O
relation	O
with	O
freedesktop.org	B-Application
)	O
,	O
an	O
annual	O
physical	O
meeting	O
and	O
money	O
to	O
help	O
developing	O
the	O
free	O
graphics	O
stack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X.Org	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
participated	O
as	O
an	O
organization	O
of	O
the	B-Application
Google	I-Application
Summer	B-Application
of	I-Application
Code	I-Application
(	O
GSoC	B-Application
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
allows	O
students	O
to	O
participate	O
to	O
X.Org-related	O
projects	O
over	O
the	O
summer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Endless	O
Vacation	O
of	O
Code	O
(	O
EVoC	O
)	O
:	O
EVoC	O
is	O
a	O
GSoC-like	O
project	O
,	O
funded	O
by	O
the	O
X.Org	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
students	O
to	O
participate	O
to	O
X.Org-related	O
projects	O
during	O
their	O
vacation	O
,	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Communication	O
:	O
Google+	O
and	O
Twitter	O
Google+	O
/YouTube	O
:	O
Store	O
and/or	O
link	O
to	O
talk	O
videos	O
,	O
slides	O
,	O
blog	O
articles	O
or	O
G+	O
posts	O
related	O
to	O
projects	O
under	O
our	O
umbrella	O
(	O
Martin	O
Peres	O
)	O
;	O
Twitter	O
:	O
Mostly	O
security	O
issues	O
,	O
random	O
updates	O
(	O
Alan	O
Coopersmith	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X.Org	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
organizes	O
the	O
annual	O
X.Org	O
Developer	O
's	O
Conference	O
(	O
XDC	O
)	O
and	O
sponsors	O
students	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
X.Org	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
their	O
X.Org	O
Endless	O
Vacation	O
of	O
Code	O
(	O
EVoC	O
)	O
initiative	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
X.Org	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
and	O
xlib	B-Language
are	O
the	O
reference	O
implementation	O
of	O
the	O
X	B-Device
protocol	I-Device
,	O
and	O
is	O
commonly	O
used	O
on	O
Linux	O
and	O
UNIX	O
;	O
it	O
is	O
the	O
fundamental	O
technology	O
underlying	O
both	O
the	O
modern	O
GNOME	B-Application
and	O
KDE	B-Application
desktops	O
and	O
older	O
CDE	B-Application
desktop	O
environment	O
;	O
applications	O
written	O
for	O
any	O
of	O
these	O
environments	O
can	O
be	O
run	O
simultaneously	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
reference	O
implementation	O
of	O
X	B-Device
protocol	I-Device
,	O
the	O
X.org	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
hosts	O
development	O
of	O
several	O
utilities	B-Application
and	O
example	O
applications	O
,	O
including	O
xcalc	O
on-screen	O
calculator	B-Application
,	O
xclock	O
simple	O
digital	O
and	O
analog	O
clock	O
,	O
xedit	O
text	O
editor	O
,	O
xload	O
periodically	O
updated	O
histogram	B-Algorithm
of	O
the	O
average	O
system	B-Operating_System
load	I-Operating_System
,	O
xterm	B-Language
terminal	O
emulator	O
,	O
and	O
xeyes	O
which	O
shows	O
a	O
pair	O
of	O
eyes	O
that	O
follow	O
the	O
mouse	B-Device
cursor	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
physical	O
meeting	O
is	O
the	O
X.Org	O
Developer	O
's	O
Conference	O
(	O
XDC/XDS	O
)	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
organized	O
once	O
a	O
year	O
,	O
around	O
September/October	O
and	O
alternates	O
between	O
North	O
America	O
and	O
Europe	O
and	O
lasts	O
for	O
3	O
days	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
board	O
of	O
directors	O
can	O
cover	O
the	O
travel	O
and	O
accommodation	O
expenses	O
to	O
the	O
developers	O
who	O
could	O
n't	O
attend	O
an	O
X.Org-related	O
conference	O
(	O
XDC	O
or	O
FOSDEM	O
?	O
)	O
</s>
<s>
Event	O
and	O
year	O
Date	O
Host	O
city	O
Venue	O
Resources	O
Themes	O
XDC2004	O
28	O
–	O
30	O
April	O
Cambridge	O
,	O
Massachusetts	O
,	O
USA	O
Cambridge	O
Research	O
Laboratory	O
https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2004/	O
XDC2005	O
12	O
–	O
14	O
February	O
Cambridge	O
,	O
Massachusetts	O
,	O
USA	O
Cambridge	O
Research	O
Laboratory	O
https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2005/	O
X.Org	B-Operating_System
Server	I-Operating_System
,	O
Cairo	B-Language
,	O
xephyr	B-Device
,	O
...	O
XDC2006	O
8	O
–	O
10	O
February	O
Santa	O
Clara	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
USA	O
Sun	O
Microsystems	O
campus	O
https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2006/	O
Xgl	B-Application
,	O
XDC2007	O
7	O
–	O
9	O
February	O
Menlo	O
Park	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
USA	O
TechShop	O
Menlo	O
Park	O
facility	O
https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2007/	O
XDS2007	O
10	O
–	O
12	O
September	O
Cambridge	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
Clare	O
College	O
https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDS2007/	O
XDC2008	O
16	O
–	O
18	O
April	O
Mountain	O
View	O
,	O
California	O
,	O
USA	O
Google	B-Application
campus	O
https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2008/	O
XDS2008	O
3	O
–	O
5	O
September	O
Edinburgh	O
,	O
United	O
Kingdom	O
Edinburgh	O
Zoo	O
https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDS2008/	O
XKB	B-Application
,	O
MPX	B-Device
,	O
...	O
XDC2009	O
28	O
–	O
30	O
September	O
Portland	O
,	O
Oregon	O
,	O
USA	O
University	O
Place	O
Hotel	O
,	O
Portland	O
State	O
University	O
https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2009/	O
XDS2010	O
16	O
–	O
18	O
September	O
Toulouse	O
,	O
France	O
Toulouse	O
1	O
University	O
Capitole	O
https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDS2010/	O
XDC2011	O
12	O
–	O
14	O
September	O
Chicago	O
,	O
Illinois	O
,	O
USA	O
McCormick	O
Tribune	O
Campus	O
Center	O
https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2011/	O
XDC2012	O
19	O
–	O
21	O
September	O
Nuremberg	O
,	O
Germany	O
SUSE	O
campus	O
https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2012/	O
XDC2013	O
23	O
–	O
25	O
September	O
Portland	O
,	O
Oregon	O
,	O
USA	O
University	O
Place	O
Hotel	O
,	O
Portland	O
State	O
University	O
https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2013/	O
DRM	B-Application
,	O
DRI3	O
,	O
XCB	B-Language
,	O
nouveau	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XDC2014	O
8	O
–	O
10	O
October	O
Bordeaux	O
,	O
France	O
Laboratoire	O
Bordelais	O
de	O
Recherche	O
en	O
Informatique	O
(	O
LaBRI	O
)	O
https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2014/	O
Wayland	B-Language
,	O
Tizen	B-Application
,	O
FreeBSD	B-Operating_System
,	O
DragonflyBSD	B-Application
,	O
Mesa	B-Application
3D	I-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
XDC2015	O
16	O
–	O
18	O
September	O
Toronto	O
,	O
Canada	O
Seneca	O
@York	O
campus	O
,	O
Seneca	O
College	O
https://www.x.org/wiki/Events/XDC2015/	O
GLSL	O
compiler	O
,	O
Nouveau	B-Application
,	O
libinput	B-Language
,	O
Freedreno	B-Application
,	O
Etnaviv	O
,	O
amdgpu	B-Application
,	O
drm	B-Application
,	O
etc	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
X.Org	O
Endless	O
Vacation	O
of	O
Code	O
(	O
EVoC	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
Google	B-Application
Summer	I-Application
of	I-Application
Code	I-Application
(	O
GSoC	B-Application
)	O
-like	O
project	O
initiated	O
in	O
2008	O
funded	O
by	O
the	O
X.Org	B-Application
Foundation	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
allows	O
students	O
to	O
participate	O
to	O
X.Org-related	O
projects	O
during	O
their	O
vacation	O
,	O
at	O
any	O
time	O
of	O
the	O
year	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
An	O
example	O
of	O
an	O
accepted	O
EVoC	O
project	O
from	O
2014	O
is	O
to	O
work	O
on	O
nouveau	B-Application
,	O
the	O
free	B-Application
and	I-Application
open-source	I-Application
graphics	I-Application
device	I-Application
driver	I-Application
for	O
GeForce-branded	O
GPUs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
NVA3/5/8	O
are	O
the	O
engineering	O
names	O
of	O
the	O
Tesla-based	O
GT215	O
,	O
GT216	O
and	O
GT218	O
.	O
</s>
