/news/articles/tag/ltd en-us 40 Recent developments <p>Right back to the days of Acorn, there have been two distinct strands of <span class="caps">RISC OS</span> development. These two strands were developed to exploit different markets and hardware platforms. The Castle Technology strand is used in a number of products, including the <span class="caps">IYONIX PC</span> and various set top boxes. The <span class="caps">RISCOS</span> Ltd strand is also used in a number of different products, including the A9Home, the VirtualAcorn range of software emulators and as upgrades to existing Acorn computers via the <span class="caps">RISC OS</span> Select scheme.</p> <p>Sources to both strands are available free of charge to developers. One strand is gradually being published under the Castle Technology Shared Source initiative by <span class="caps">RISC OS</span> Open Ltd. The <span class="caps">RISCOS</span> Ltd strand is available to Registered Developers and Hardware Manufacturers under <span class="caps">NDA</span> or as part of the Authorised Manufacturer Scheme, for both commercial and non-commercial exploitation.</p> <p>Today, <span class="caps">RISC OS</span> Open (ROOL) and <span class="caps">RISCOS</span> Ltd (ROL) are pleased to announce an agreement to enable co-operation in the development of these two strands of <span class="caps">RISC OS</span>.</p> Tue, 27 Nov 2007 08:00:00 +0000 urn:uuid:86cb0a9a-fe2d-4a0a-acec-2d7c21613505 Steve Revill /news/articles/2007/11/27/riscos-ltd-risc-os-open-ltd-joint-press-release Miscellaneous Press release ROL Select Adjust RISCOS Ltd