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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3121_7-0.html?filter=1000036_3808675_"> Sony </a> </li> <li> <a class="readMore" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/laptop-reviews/"> See all brands </a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="first"> <h3>Screen size</h3> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3121_7-0.html?filter=500140_22671028_"> 17 in and larger </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3121_7-0.html?filter=500140_5302082_"> 16 in </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3121_7-0.html?filter=500140_5277872_"> 15 in </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3121_7-0.html?filter=500140_5327464_"> 14 in </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3121_7-0.html?filter=500140_5323650_"> 13 in </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3121_7-0.html?filter=500140_5314984_"> 12 in </a> </li> <li> <a class="readMore" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/laptop-reviews/"> See all screen sizes </a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="first"> <h3>Laptop type</h3> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3121_7-0.html?filter=1101502_11942598_"> Midsize </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3121_7-0.html?filter=1101502_8660184_"> Budget </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3121_7-0.html?filter=1101502_9614452_"> Gaming </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3121_7-0.html?filter=1101502_126029_"> Desktop replacement </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3121_7-0.html?filter=1101502_22664904_"> 13-inch </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3121_7-0.html?filter=1101502_22204882_"> Blu-ray drive </a> </li> <li> <a class="readMore" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/laptop-reviews/"> See all laptop types </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="categorywrapper" id="Desktops" section="pf.link" style="display: none;"> <ul> <li class="first"> <h3>Brand</h3> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3118_7-0.html?filter=1000036_2792031_"> HP </a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121025130414/http://news.cnet.com/dell-desktops/"> Dell, Inc. </a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121025130414/http://news.cnet.com/lenovo-desktops/"> Lenovo </a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121025130414/http://news.cnet.com/acer-desktops/"> Acer </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3118_7-0.html?filter=1000036_14639461_"> VCI Vision Computers, Inc. </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3118_7-0.html?filter=1000036_3809194_"> Asus </a> </li> <li> <a class="readMore" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/"> See all brands </a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="first"> <h3>Price</h3> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3118_7-0.html?filter=100021_10446692_"> Less than $400 </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3118_7-0.html?filter=100021_10194779_"> $400 - $500 </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3118_7-0.html?filter=100021_10197307_"> $500 - $600 </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3118_7-0.html?filter=100021_10197309_"> $600 - $700 </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3118_7-0.html?filter=100021_10197516_"> $700 - $800 </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3118_7-0.html?filter=100021_10237667_"> $800 - $900 </a> </li> <li> <a class="readMore" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/"> See all prices </a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="first"> <h3>RAM size</h3> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3118_7-0.html?filter=500053_12472363_"> 4 GB or more </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3118_7-0.html?filter=500053_15242097_"> 6 GB or more </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3118_7-0.html?filter=500053_13684291_"> 8 GB or more </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3118_7-0.html?filter=500053_16202737_"> 10 GB or more </a> </li> <li> <a class="readMore" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/"> See all ram sizes </a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="first"> <h3>Other</h3> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/"> Product line </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/"> Type </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/"> Processor </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/"> Operating system </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/"> Storage </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/desktops/"> Graphics card </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="categorywrapper" id="Tablets" section="pf.link" style="display: none;"> <ul> <li class="first"> <h3>Price</h3> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=100021_11356554_"> Less than $120 </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=100021_10237524_"> $120 - $150 </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=100021_10237525_"> $150 - $190 </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=100021_11041920_"> $190 - $230 </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=100021_10448796_"> $230 - $270 </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=100021_11314003_"> $270 - $330 </a> </li> <li> <a class="readMore" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/tablet-reviews/"> See all prices </a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="first"> <h3>Manufacturer</h3> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=1000036_3808715_"> Apple </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=1000036_3808716_"> Archos </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=1000036_12220754_"> Lenovo </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=1000036_3808730_"> Samsung </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=1000036_3809194_"> Asus </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=1000036_10499248_"> Coby Electronics </a> </li> <li> <a class="readMore" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/tablet-reviews/"> See all manufacturers </a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="first"> <h3>Features</h3> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=500374_21117054_"> Front camera </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=500374_23562636_"> Expandable memory </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=500374_5027283_"> Bluetooth </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=500374_21117018_"> Rear camera </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=500374_5030403_"> GPS </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=500374_23562637_"> 3G wireless </a> </li> <li> <a class="readMore" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/tablet-reviews/"> See all features </a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="first"> <h3>Storage Size</h3> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=500411_15242098_"> 16 GB or more </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.htmlfilter=500411_15242099_"> 32 GB or more </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-3126_7-0.html?filter=500411_16321201_"> 64 GB or more </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="categorywrapper" id="TV" section="pf.link" style="display: none;"> <ul> <li class="first"> <h3>Price</h3> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=100021_10446692_"> Less than $400 </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=100021_10194774_"> $400 - $600 </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=100021_10197397_"> $600 - $800 </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=100021_10197534_"> $800 - $1,000 </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=100021_10237369_"> $1,000 - $1,200 </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=100021_10498502_"> $1,200 - $1,400 </a> </li> <li> <a class="readMore" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/tvs/"> See all prices </a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="first"> <h3>Brand</h3> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121025130414/http://news.cnet.com/samsung-tvs/"> Samsung </a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20121025130414/http://news.cnet.com/sony-tvs/"> Sony </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=1000036_3808726_"> Panasonic </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=1000036_7884757_"> Vizio </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=1000036_5316577_"> LG </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=1000036_3808780_"> Sharp </a> </li> <li> <a class="readMore" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/tvs/"> See all brands </a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="first"> <h3>Screen Size</h3> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=500963_23087409_"> 59" and over </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=500963_23087408_"> 50" - 58.9" </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=500963_20611409_"> 46" - 49.9" </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=500963_20611456_"> 40" - 45.9" </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=500963_20611481_"> 32" - 39.9" </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=500963_20611508_"> 26" - 31.9" </a> </li> <li> <a class="readMore" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/tvs/"> See all screen sizes </a> </li> </ul> <ul> <li class="first"> <h3>TV Type</h3> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=500959_127655_"> LED-LCD </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=500959_127659_"> LCD </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=500959_127657_"> Plasma </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=500959_127699_"> Rear projection </a> </li> <li> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/4566-6475_7-0.html?filter=500959_127661_"> OLED </a> </li> <li> <a class="readMore" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://reviews.cnet.com/tvs/"> See all tv types </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="categorywrapper" id="Camcorders" section="pf.link" style="display:none;"> <ul> <li class="first"> <h3>Price</h3> </li> <li> <a 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href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/mailto:stephen.shankland@cnet.com?subject=FEEDBACK: Schism hits key open-source group" onclick="location.replace(this.href+'&redirected');return false"> Stephen Shankland </a> <br/>Staff Writer, CNET News </p> <ul class="contentTools"> </ul> </div> <div class="newsItems"> <dl class="standardDL"> <dt>Related Stories</dt> <dd> <a href="/web/20121025130414/http://news.cnet.com/Open-sourcers-draw-up-graphics-update/2100-1012_3-990881.html"><h2>Open-sourcers draw up graphics update</h2></a> <span class="datestamp">March 3, 2003</span> </dd> <dd class="last"> <a href="/web/20121025130414/http://news.cnet.com/Study-lauds-open-source-code-quality/2100-1001_3-985221.html"><h2>Study lauds open-source code quality</h2></a> <span class="datestamp">February 19, 2003</span> </dd> </dl> </div> <div class="storyBody"> <div section="txt"> <b> A schism has struck the XFree86 movement, an open-source graphics project key to Linux and several other operating systems, resulting in the expulsion, by the core group in charge of the project, of one of its members. </b> <p> The six-member Core Team of the <a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://www.xfree86.org/">XFree86</a> project announced Thursday that it had ejected member Keith Packard for trying to create a parallel XFree86 project and refusing to discuss reasons for the radical move with the rest of the core team. The core team disclosed the ouster in conjunction with an  announcement of a new mailing list to discuss XFree86's future. </p> <p> In an interview, Packard didn't comment on specific actions but indicated that he was trying to make it easier for interested and qualified programmers to contribute to the XFree86 project. "XFree86 is not currently a friendly place to play," he said. </p> <p> XFree86, which sends graphics commands for tasks such as drawing windows to video cards, is a crucial part of Linux and several other operating systems. Packard has been leading <a title="Open-sourcers draw up graphics update -- 2003-03-03T17:10:00Z" href="/web/20121025130414/http://news.cnet.com/Open-sourcers-draw-up-graphics-update/2100-1012_3-990881.html">improvements to font technology</a>. </p> <p> The stakes in the issue are high. Open-source advocates often boast of the <a title="Study lauds open-source code quality -- 2003-02-19T21:45:00Z" href="/web/20121025130414/http://news.cnet.com/Study-lauds-open-source-code-quality/2100-1001_3-985221.html">advantages of the collaborative programming model</a>, in which the source code underlying a particular program may be freely shared and changed. One drawback of this freedom, however, is that people with different ideas can "fork" the software into different projects that are incompatible, that dilute programmers' energy by forcing them to duplicate the same features or that require outside programmers to work with more than one group. </p> <p> Forking isn't all bad, though, advocates say. It can act as a safety valve to prevent a misguided group from gaining too much control, and it can be used to provide competition to assess which of two approaches is best. Indeed, forks of the heart of Linux itself, the kernel, frequently branch off as programmers work on pet projects they hope eventually will be accepted by leader Linus Torvalds into the mainstream. </p> <p> The XFree86 raised the forking issue as evidence of the seriousness of Packard's actions. </p> <p> "It has been brought to the attention of the XFree86 Core Team that one of its members, Keith Packard, has been actively (but privately) seeking out support for a fork of XFree86 that would be led by himself," a message from the Core Team and the XFree86 board of directors said. </p> <p> Packard also is forming a group of people with "vested interests" to discuss his concerns about XFree86 but has refused to disclose those concerns, the group said. "As a consequence, Keith Packard is no longer a member of the XFree86 Core Team," the group said. </p> <p> Packard defended his actions, saying he was gathering information before making his case. 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"While still a member of the XFree86 Core Team, (Packard) has explicitly attempted to subvert XFree86 by soliciting individuals and corporations to create an alternative to XFree86," Wexelblat said. </p> <p> But some changes are afoot, Wexelblat added. For example, the project needs more people who are authorized to lock in software changes, "mostly to reduce load on the people who are currently responsible. I believe this is already in progress," he said. </p> <p> One source familiar with the debate said Packard's actions are aligned with the views of top Linux seller <a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://www.redhat.com/">Red Hat</a> and server maker Hewlett-Packard, which employs Packard. Red Hat and HP didn't immediately respond to requests for comment. </p> <p> The split left some distressed. </p> <p> "Bad mistake," said Alan Cox, a top deputy to Torvalds and an employee of Red Hat, in a <a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://xfree86.org/pipermail/forum/2003-March/000081.html">response</a> to the XFree86 Core Team's move to oust Packard. It would have been better to let him try an experimental project within the XFree86 community then evaluate that project on its merits, he said. </p> <p> "XFree86 is hard to get involved with usefully, resistant to cool ideas," Cox said. The project suffers from "plodding progress," a reluctance by leaders to delegate decisions to lower-ranking programmers and preference for infrequent releases rather than the frequent updates used for the Linux kernel itself. </p> <p> And in January, another Red Hat programmer, <a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://people.redhat.com/mharris/">Mike Harris</a>, said XFree86's actions <a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://www.advogato.org/person/mharris/diary.html?start=5">damage relations</a> with outside companies such as graphics card maker ATI Technologies, which has had to wait "months and months" for software updates to be accepted. </p> <p> "How long is ATI going to continue submitting patches to XFree86.org that take nine months to get (accepted), and then perhaps another four to six months to be available in an operating system," Harris asked. "Quite frankly, if I were ATI, and submitting patches as frequently as they do, and the patches just sat there, I might start thinking twice about bothering in the future." </p> <p> Others urged an amicable resolution. </p> <p> "I think I'm going to cry," <a title="" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121025130414/http://developers.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=57775&cid=5556767">lamented</a> one commenter at the Slashdot "news for nerds" discussion site. "Please try to work this out with Keith...Don't end up hating each other and refusing to share your code with each other. 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