RISC OS Open
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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 | , UK |
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 |
| Website | riscosopen |
RISC OS Open Ltd. (also referred to as ROOL) is a limited company engaged in computer software and IT consulting.[1] It is managing the process of publishing the source code to RISC OS.[2] Company founders include staff who formerly worked for Pace, the company which acquired RISC OS after Acorn's demise.[3]
The source code publication is facilitated by a shared source initiative (SSI) between ROOL and Castle Technology (CTL).[4] ROOL hopes that by making the RISC OS source code available for free it will help stimulate development of both the RISC OS source code and the platform as a whole.[5][6]
Operations
ROOL set initial goals to make the source code easily available (on the web), and also to establish a wiki, forum and bug tracker.[7] These have been available since December 2006.[8]
Operations exist to facilitate tasks related to ROOL's goals. Additionally, staff undertake development work on the code themselves. As a development from the initial goals, in 2011 ROOL introduced a bounty scheme to encourage further development.[9]
References
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"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.
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"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 [...]
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"Ex-Pace staff back RISC OS Open Ltd". Drobe. 2006-07-09. Retrieved 2011-02-24.
As a divisional director, Richard Nicoll, of Ely, Cambridgeshire, oversaw the 'information appliance division' in Cambridge at Pace. [...] RISC OS Open director and company secretary Steve Revill owns a 20% stake in RISC OS Open, as do each of fellow ex-Pace and ex-Tematic engineers Ben Avison and Andrew Hodgkinson [...]
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"Castle and ROS Open reveal plans for 2007". Drobe. 2007-01-20. 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 [...]
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Cartmell, John (Issue 283, Summer 2007). "Interview". Qercus. Finnybank Ltd.
We really want to stimulate development both in and around RISC OS
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Smith, Louie (Issue 9, November 2008). "Interview". RISC OS Now. RISC OS Now.
The whole project is based on the fundamental premise that the software will die out if there are no developers.
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Cartmell, John (Issue 278, 2006). "News". Qercus. Finnybank Ltd.
According to Steve Revill at the South East Show, RISC OS Open Ltd. has been formed to achieve a number of goals: Provide an interface for people to get at the source code of RISC OS; Manage developer forums; Manage a faults database; Provide a wiki for people to contribute to
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"News: Official new site announcement". RISC OS Open. Retrieved 2011-05-18.
RISC OS Open are pleased to announce that their new web site has now gone live.
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"Bounties". RISC OS Open. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
The RISC OS Open bounty scheme allows the community to sponsor development of features and fixes in RISC OS.