Castle, RISCOS Ltd. talks continue - RISC OS News, Software and Information

Castle, RISCOS Ltd. talks continue

Published: 22nd Sep 2004, 18:51:20GMT Source: drobe.co.uk
By Chris Williams

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Merlin, Select, et al

Discussions and negotiations continue between Castle and RISCOS Ltd., as each side seeks to finalise a final agreement on the future of the development of RISC OS. As part of the new initiative announced during the summer, we're told that the two sides are working on "dotting the 'i's and crossing the 't's" in the agreement paperwork.

The owners of RISC OS, Castle, and the developers of desktop RISC OS, RISCOS Ltd., fell out earlier in the year after Castle alleged that RISCOS Ltd. was in breach of its licence to develop and sell RISC OS, a charge RISCOS Ltd. refuted. Several dealers and manufacturers halted the shipping of RISC OS 4 in response to the legal storm, until all sides agreed to the joint initiative and resumed shipping products as per usual.

Right now, the on-going talks stem from the original joint statement, which announced that "RISCOS Ltd will be working with Castle to provide relevant features of the Select scheme to IYONIX pc users through the Merlin project". The Merlin project was launched by Castle in May to consult with users on what features they would most like to see added to RISC OS. We understand that the finer details of the arrangement between Castle and RISCOS Ltd., with respect to Merlin, are playing a large role in the on-going discussions.

Both companies spoke tentatively this week on the current state of play, however Castle managing director Jack Lillingston confirmed that above all, both companies wanted "the best for RISC OS". Paul Middleton, RISCOS Ltd.'s managing director, also reassured us that a joint announcement will be put out when ready, and an announcement to Select users would follow shortly. It's hoped that the eventual press release will address current speculation and set the record straight on the direction of RISC OS for desktop end users.

Links
Castle website
RISCOS Ltd. website

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Revin Kevin 22/9/04 9:31PM	Lets hope they reach a satisfactory conclussion.
The Doctor 22/9/04 11:22PM	Lets hope they hurry up. I'm missing the Select features on my Iyonix. It's only when you are without them all that you realise how much use and help they are. Oh and Philipnet, could you change your picture please? I'm starting to fancy you :kiss: , which is really worrying me! Cheers!
egel 23/9/04 8:55AM	*In reply to The Doctor:* Everything is possible when you really want or need to like in the case of RISCOS Ltd and Castle. Expect the unexpected and discover the new possibilities in yourself.
hEgelia (+3.0) 23/9/04 9:08AM	It says ROLtd will be working with Castle to provide Select features for Merlin - and both companies want the best for RO. Is this the middle ground from which new developments may spawn? And what announcement must ROLtd make to its subscribers other than a new version of Select for 26 bit machines? Is it unrealistic to think we, the users, may never get to know the truth of what happened because it may damage our strong belief and good opinions on both companies? Or am I just being paranoid. One thing to say is that there's probably a much bigger picture to this story than we may be able to make out.
CJE (+4.0) 23/9/04 11:40AM	In reply to the Spriteman: Its not 'new' but it is an 'update on the situation' that many in the newsgroups/Select mailing list said they wanted!
The Doctor 23/9/04 11:57AM	Knowing the truth of what happened is not necessary. All that's needed is for everyone to move forward as quickly as possible and in the same direction this time. Cheers!
philipnet 27/9/04 12:25PM	The Doctor: Yes she is quite fanciable isn't she . -- "Self-esteem is for everybody. Self-esteem is for everyone. You can dream and be anybody. But self-esteem is how you get it done."
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