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~~Title: Enlightenment Main~~
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==== Window Manager ====
[[:about-enlightenment|Enlightenment]] is a WindowManager, Compositor and Minimal Desktop for Linux (the primary platform), BSD and any other compatible UNIX system. Source code releases are on our [[:download|download]] page. Visit our [[contrib/|contribute]] page for our latest source code repositories.
The project is currently primarily supports [[http://www.x.org|X11]] but has experimental [[http://wayland.freedesktop.org|Wayland]] support.
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==== Libraries ====
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Libraries were created to create Enlightenment and related applications. They are called [[:about-efl|EFL]]. Enlightenmnt Foundation Libraries. They cover a range of functionality from main-loop, to graphics (OpenGL accelerated as well as hand-crafted software rendering), scene graphs, networking, widgets, data storage, IPC and much more. EFL is also portable between Linux BSD and similar compatible UNIX systems as well as MacOS and Windows.
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==== Applications ====
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We use our libraries not only to make [[:about-enlightenment|Enlightenment]] but other applications for day to day use. We make these applications available for free.
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We have included common features such as a [[:about-terminology|terminal emulator]], [[:about-rage|video player]], an [[:about-ephoto|image viewer]], and even the makings of [[:about-edi|an IDE]].
[[http://www.tizen.org|Native Tizen applications]] are developed using EFL. This is because we've focused on remaining lean, yet feature-rich. Unlike many traditional toolkits, EFL is based around a scene graph from the ground up. This allows us to seamlessly switch from software rendering to OpenGL or any other mechanism that can be put in a render engine for Evas the canvas scene graph engine. This also permits layer widgets and objects with alpha channels from the ground up without any special coding tricks.
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This is by no means a complete list of applications and more are on the way.
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==== Thanks to ====
We run as an open source project. People contribute because they like to or because they are paid. The intent is to release everything under liberal open source licenses with no restrictions on those using such works except the usual "share alike" clauses found in LGPLv2 etc.
We also receive other types of contributions. Our community files bug reports, as well as simply providing feedback. Other entities also support us.
This entire website runs on a machine bought with donations from developers and the community. [[/contrib/start|Donations]] are highly appreciated. We have a non-profit Enlightenment foundation based in France, which acts as custodian of such funds until they're needed.
This server is hosted at [[https://osuosl.org/|OSUOSL]] who use their infrastructure to keep many open source projects running.
Our DNS is kindly provided by [[https://www.easydns.com/|EasyDNS]].
Many of our **Enlightenment Developer Days** events have been sponsored and paid for by [[https://www.samsung.com|Samsung]] and have recently been hosted by [[https://openwide.fr|Openwide]].
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