Batch Four source code released
Steve (ROOL)
One year on from the first shared source code release, Castle Technology Ltd
(Castle) and RISC OS Open Ltd (ROOL) were pleased to release Batch Four of
the RISC OS source code on CD at the Wakefield RISC OS show. Batch 4 includes
long-awaited low level components such as the RISC OS kernel, hardware
abstraction layer and the Shared C Library. Batch 4 will be released on the
RISC OS Open Limited web site soon.
The release follows on from the three previous batches:
* Batch 1
* Batch 2
* Batch 3
The Batch 4 CD release consists of a self-contained source archive which, for
the first time ever, can be used to build a RISC OS ROM image entirely from
shared source. Due to missing components such as a graphics driver or
complete Risc PC HAL the ROM has no practical use, but is landmark proof of
concept achievement.
In addition, in order to make the results of the shared source project more
accessible to end users, ROOL has updated the downloads pages to include
categorised ZIP files holding individual applications, modules or other such
discrete components. ROOL is consulting with the RISC OS Packaging Project to
find other ways of making binary components more accessible to end users,
particularly when complex external dependencies are involved. More
information will be released on the ROOL web site in due course.
RISC OS Open
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Stephen Revill, Director Tel: +44 (0) 1353 740 267
RISC OS Open Ltd www.riscosopen.org
4 Townsend Mews, Wilburton,
Ely, Cambridgeshire, CB6 3SQ
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