What (who) is XFree86 - definition
XFree86 Modeline
A modeline is a configuration line in xorg.conf or the XFree86 configuration file (XF86Config) that provides information to the display server about a connected computer monitor or television and how to drive it at a specified display resolution.
XFree86 Project, Inc.
<operating system, graphics> A non-profit organisation that
produces XFree86, a freely redistributable implementation of
the X Window System that runs on Unix and Unix-like
operating systems and OS/2. The XFree86 Project has
traditionally focused on Intel x86 based platforms (hence
the "86"), but the current release supports other platforms.
xfree86.org/">http://xfree86.org/.
(1999-04-02)
