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"Moonshots" Initiative to Secure the Future of RISC OS
Posted by Steve Revill Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:36:00 GMT Cambridge, UK – 28-Mar-2025 – RISC OS Open Limited (ROOL) is calling on the global technology community to support a bold new initiative to secure the long-term future of RISC OS. The company today announced the launch of its Moonshots programme – a strategic shift away from incremental development, towards large-scale engineering efforts aimed at modernising the operating system for next-generation Arm architectures.
The company today announced the launch of its Moonshots programme – a strategic shift away from incremental development, towards large-scale engineering efforts aimed at modernising the operating system for next-generation Arm architectures. “Much of RISC OS is still written in carefully crafted 32-bit assembly language,” explains Steve Revill, Managing Director of ROOL and former Acorn engineer. Funding partners – individuals, companies, or institutions able to support the employment of dedicated developers; Experienced embedded software engineers – especially those with low-level, systems, or Arm platform experience; Community advocates – to help raise awareness and build momentum.
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