/news/articles/2006/09/29/castle-and-risc-os-open-announce-a-shared-source-initiative-for-risc-os en-us 40 Recent developments <p><em><span class="caps">RISC OS</span> shared source initiative underpins future growth for the proven software technology.</em></p> <h1>Cambridge, 29 September 2006</h1> <p>Castle Technology Ltd (Castle) and <span class="caps">RISC OS</span> Open Ltd (ROOL) are pleased to announce plans for the opening-up of <span class="caps">RISC OS</span> source code. This step is a further major landmark in the development of the highly respected software platform. A primary objective is to bring <span class="caps">RISC OS</span> software to a wider community and to encourage growth in both the <span class="caps">RISC OS</span> user base and the developer community. This will be augmented by more rapid development of the software base and removal of critical barriers to use, normally associated with proprietary platforms.</p> Fri, 29 Sep 2006 21:00:00 +0100 urn:uuid:79b5258a-a6ec-4b18-a9d3-b072de7c6dd4 Andrew Hodgkinson /news/articles/2006/09/29/castle-and-risc-os-open-announce-a-shared-source-initiative-for-risc-os Press release