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XCB

library implementing the client-side of the X11 display server protocol
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XCB

Summary

XCB is a free software[1]. XCB ranks in the top 7% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • XCB authored Bart Massey[3].
  • XCB authored Jamey Sharp[4].
  • XCB's instance of is recorded as free software[5].
  • XCB's instance of is recorded as software library[6].
  • XCB's logo image is recorded as Xcb logo.svg[7].
  • XCB's copyright license is recorded as X11 license[8].
  • XCB's programmed in is recorded as Q15777[9].
  • XCB's operating system is recorded as Q3251801[10].
  • XCB's operating system is recorded as BSD[11].
  • XCB's operating system is recorded as Unix-like operating system[12].
  • XCB's software version identifier is recorded as 1.11[13].
  • XCB's software version identifier is recorded as 1.11.1[14].
  • XCB's software version identifier is recorded as 1.12[15].
  • XCB's software version identifier is recorded as 1.13[16].
  • XCB's software version identifier is recorded as 1.14[17].
  • XCB's software version identifier is recorded as 1.15[18].
  • XCB's software version identifier is recorded as 1.16[19].
  • XCB's software version identifier is recorded as 1.16.1[20].
  • XCB's software version identifier is recorded as 1.17.0[21].
  • XCB's has use is recorded as X Window System core protocol[22].
  • XCB's Commons category is recorded as XCB[23].
  • XCB's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/097zt9[24].
  • XCB's official website is recorded as https://xcb.freedesktop.org/[25].
  • XCB's source code repository URL is recorded as https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcb[26].
  • XCB's issue tracker URL is recorded as https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/xorg/lib/libxcb/issues[27].

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Authorship and Creation

Authored works include Bart Massey[3] and Jamey Sharp[4], a computer scientist[28], of United States[29].

Why It Matters

XCB ranks in the top 7% of free_software entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (79 views/month).[2] XCB has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] XCB is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Related Entities

BSD free software Jamey Sharp Unix-like operating system

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] ↑ . usenix.org. usenix.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . gitlab.freedesktop.org. Retrieved . gitlab.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Open Hub. Retrieved . openhub.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . lists.x.org. lists.x.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . lists.x.org. lists.x.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . lists.x.org. lists.x.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . lists.x.org. lists.x.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . lists.x.org. Retrieved . lists.x.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . lists.x.org. Retrieved . lists.x.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . gitlab.freedesktop.org. gitlab.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . gitlab.freedesktop.org. gitlab.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . gitlab.freedesktop.org. gitlab.freedesktop.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . Portage. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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