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'''RISC OS Open Ltd.''' is a [[Private company limited by guarantee|limited company]] engaged in [[computer software]] and [[IT consulting]]<ref> {{cite web | url = https://www.riscosopen.org/content/about | title = RISC OS Open: About us: RISC OS Open Limited FAQ | accessdate = 2011-02-22 | publisher = [[RISC OS Open]] | quote = RISC OS Open Limited (ROOL) [...] can author software for an existing hardware design or develop a complete hardware and software solution.}}</ref>. It is managing the process of publishing the source code to [[RISC OS]].<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.riscosopen.org/content/ | title = RISC OS Open: Welcome | accessdate = 2011-02-22 | publisher = [[RISC OS Open]] | quote = 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 [...]}}</ref> The source code publication is facilitated by a |
'''RISC OS Open Ltd.''' is a [[Private company limited by guarantee|limited company]] engaged in [[computer software]] and [[IT consulting]]<ref> {{cite web | url = https://www.riscosopen.org/content/about | title = RISC OS Open: About us: RISC OS Open Limited FAQ | accessdate = 2011-02-22 | publisher = [[RISC OS Open]] | quote = RISC OS Open Limited (ROOL) [...] can author software for an existing hardware design or develop a complete hardware and software solution.}}</ref>. It is managing the process of publishing the source code to [[RISC OS]].<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.riscosopen.org/content/ | title = RISC OS Open: Welcome | accessdate = 2011-02-22 | publisher = [[RISC OS Open]] | quote = 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 [...]}}</ref> The source code publication is facilitated by a shared source initiative (SSI) between RISC OS Open (ROOL) and [[Castle Technology]] (CTL).<ref> {{cite web | url = http://www.drobe.co.uk/riscos/artifact1786.html | title = Castle and ROS Open reveal plans for 2007 | accessdate = 2011-02-22 | date = 2007-01-20 | publisher = Drobe | quote = [...] the shared source initiative - which is designed to get the source code to RISC OS 5 out into the open for free [...]}}</ref> ROOL hope that by making the RISC OS source code available for free they will help stimulate development of both the RISC OS source code and the platform as a whole.<ref> {{cite news | first = John | last = Cartmell | title = Interview | date = Issue 283, Summer 2007 | publisher = [[Acorn User|Finnybank Ltd]] | work = Qercus | accessdate = 2011-02-26 | quote = We really want to stimulate development both in and around RISC OS}}</ref> With this in mind, they have set themselves a number of goals:{{quote|text= |
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Revision as of 21:07, 28 February 2011
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| Company type | Private |
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| 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 |
| Website | riscosopen |
RISC OS Open Ltd. 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] The source code publication is facilitated by a shared source initiative (SSI) between RISC OS Open (ROOL) and Castle Technology (CTL).[3] ROOL hope that by making the RISC OS source code available for free they will help stimulate development of both the RISC OS source code and the platform as a whole.[4] With this in mind, they have set themselves 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
— Steve Revill, RISC OS South East Show 2006, quoted in Qercus magazine[5]
Company founders include staff who formerly worked for Pace, the company which acquired RISC OS after Acorn's demise.[6]
References
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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. 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 [...]
- ^ Cartmell, John (Issue 283, Summer 2007). "Interview". Qercus. Finnybank Ltd.
We really want to stimulate development both in and around RISC OS
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ 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: [...]
{{cite news}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "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 [...]