9 Finding Information on X and XFree86 on the net

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For general X questions you should read the FAQ and the FAQ-Xt from the comp.windows.x newsgroup (you can achieve them from ftp.x.org in the directory R5contrib or from rtfm.mit.edu in /pub/usenet_by_hierarchy/comp/windows/x by anonymous ftp). Many Linux distributions include most relevant FAQs in the directory /usr/doc, so you might want to look there first.

Please note that comp.windows.x is the newsgroup for general X questions.

If you have questions on the XFree86 package and cannot find an answer in the documentation files (XFree86, Xconfig, XF86_* manpages or the README files in /usr/X386/lib/X11/etc) you may want to post a question to a newsgroup. The appropriate newsgroup for that purpose is comp.windows.x.i386unix, as this newsgroup is dedicated to the XFree86 system. If you have a problem with the server and want to post a question to this newsgroup, you should provide enough information for those that want to help you. It is no good idea telling: XFree86 is not working, what do I have to do? Here some things that should be included in all postings that are concerned with server problems:

Furthermore you should say what steps of trouble-shooting you already did (there are some mentioned in the XFree86 documentation files and in Appendix Some Questions and Answers ).

Bug reports or questions on XFree86 can be sent directly to XFree86@physics.su.oz.au. This is the contact address of The XFree86 Project.

There are some other newsgroups that cover X related topics:

Note that most of these groups have FAQ lists that are posted regularly to these groups. As always with regular postings these can be obtained from rtfm.mit.edu via anonymous ftp.

Please do not post X related questions to any newsgroup of the comp.os.linux.* hierarchy. You will get better answers to your questions in those newsgroups dedicated to those questions, as nearly all those questions are not Linux-specific.

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