5Sight is a collective of independent developers and the users of their software, sharing resources and collaborating to produce professional quality software without the uncertainties and hassles of venture funding. 5Sight membership is open to anyone, with (once the organizational aspects are finalized and we incorporate the Collective) non-Developer members paying a modest membership fee for access to pre-release software, support and a voice in developement decisions.
5Sight's BeOS participation is primarily through our ReOS project. ReOS is a mechanism for replacing the old closed-source BeOS system, now owned by Palm Inc., with Open Source replacement components as they are developed. By providing an easy mechanism to track, install (and if necessary, uninstall, safely) new components as they are developed, we hope to encourage the development and adoptation of the replacement parts being developed by avid users worldwide.
As new and replacement components are developed, ReOS will grow into a full (Linux-style) distribution of the new child-of-BeOS. As a bonus, though, you can now use it to manage the software on your BeOS system now. ;-)
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