RISC OS Open
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RISC OS Open is a limited company which is managing the process of publishing the source code to RISC OS.[1] The source code publication is facilitated by the 'shared source initiative' between ROOL and Castle Technology (CTL). This arrangement was designed to encourage developers to improve the RISC OS source code, by making it available for free.[2]
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Computer software |
| Founded | Worthing, UK (June 20, 2006) |
| Founder | Ben Avison, Andrew Hodgkinson, Andrew Moyler, Richard Nicoll, Steve Revill |
| Headquarters | , |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Steve Revill, Co-founder and Managing director Ben Avison, Co-founder Andrew Hodgkinson, Co-founder |
| Products | RISC OS 5 |
| Services | IT consulting[3] |
| Website | riscosopen |
- ^ "RISC OS Open: Welcome". RISC OS Open. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
RISC OS Open (ROOL) is an organisation run on a largely voluntary basis. We are managing the process of publishing the source code to RISC OS [...]
- ^ "Castle and ROS Open reveal plans for 2007". Drobe. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
[...] the shared source initiative - which is designed to get the source code to RISC OS 5 out into the open for free, and encourage third party developers to improve it.
- ^ "RISC OS Open: About us: RISC OS Open Limited FAQ". RISC OS Open. Retrieved 2011-02-22.
RISC OS Open Limited (ROOL) [...] can author software for an existing hardware design or develop a complete hardware and software solution.