"The fork, which was called Beryl, was eventually reunited with
upstream Compiz when it merged with Compiz Extras and became Compiz
Fusion.
"Reveman's declining participation in the effort left Compiz
without any leadership or direction. Several active contributors
began making massive architectural changes to Compiz in their own
branches outside of the project. This fragmentation weakened the
project and created a lot of uncertainty about how it would move
forward. In response to these issues, developer Kristian Lyngstol
posted a message on the Compiz mailing list in December urging the
community to come together and build a consensus around a new
direction, consolidate its development tools, and improve technical
documentation so that Compiz would be more accessible to new
contributors."
