The X.Org Server just got forked (announcing XLibre)

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  1. xserver

    XLibre Xserver

    The project readme has some thoughts about why X.Org is treated as done and why the dev forked; I think I get why the OP didn’t link that instead.

    https://github.com/X11Libre/xserver/tree/xlibre/master

  2. SurveyJS

    JavaScript Form Builder with No-Code UI & Built-In JSON Schema Editor. Keep full control over the data you collect and tailor the form builder’s entire look and feel to your users’ needs. SurveyJS works with React, Angular, Vue 3, and is compatible with any backend or auth system. Learn more.

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  3. ssr

    SimpleScreenRecorder, a screen recorder for Linux

    https://github.com/MaartenBaert/ssr/issues/431

    2019-01-04 (only took 3 1/2 years to resolve!)

  4. us.zoom.Zoom

    https://github.com/flathub/us.zoom.Zoom/issues/22

    2020-03-07

  5. vokoscreenNG

    vokoscreenNG is a powerful screencast creator in many languages to record the screen, an area or a window (Linux only). Recording of audio from multiple sources is supported. With the built-in camera support, you can make your video more personal. Other tools such as systray, magnifying glass, countdown, timer, Showclick and Halo support will help

  6. obs-studio

    OBS Studio - Free and open source software for live streaming and screen recording

    https://github.com/obsproject/obs-studio/issues/2471

    2020-03-24

  7. Jitsi Meet

    Jitsi Meet - Secure, Simple and Scalable Video Conferences that you use as a standalone app or embed in your web application.

    https://github.com/jitsi/jitsi-meet/issues/6389

    2023-09

  8. bookworm-feedback

    https://github.com/raspberrypi/bookworm-feedback/issues/149

  9. Stream

    Stream - Scalable APIs for Chat, Feeds, Moderation, & Video. Stream helps developers build engaging apps that scale to millions with performant and flexible Chat, Feeds, Moderation, and Video APIs and SDKs powered by a global edge network and enterprise-grade infrastructure.

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  10. tgt

    TUI for Telegram written in Rust 🦀 (by FedericoBruzzone)

    Both Telegram and Matrix have TUI clients! Not exactly officially supported or anything, but https://github.com/FedericoBruzzone/tgt and https://github.com/gomuks/gomuks will work more than well enough until you can get your X server working again.

  11. gomuks

    A Matrix client written in Go. (by gomuks)

    Both Telegram and Matrix have TUI clients! Not exactly officially supported or anything, but https://github.com/FedericoBruzzone/tgt and https://github.com/gomuks/gomuks will work more than well enough until you can get your X server working again.

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