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USB in latest RISC OS 5 source release Published: 22nd Feb 2008, 22:10:04. Third batch of code available from ROOL and CTL RISC OS Open and Castle have today published a new batch of RISC OS source code on the riscosopen.org website for everyone to get their grubby mitts on. This third installment of code comes after the first load of software blueprints were released in May and a second barrage in October, last year. The latest batch includes the messy insides of the RISC OS 5 USB system, various low-level hardware-related modules and a library for applications that use networks and the Internet. In an announcement earlier today, CTL and ROOL said: "This latest release focuses on some of the more low level components in the operating system, including the USB stack, DeviceFS, DMA manager and operating system internationalisation modules. Network programmers will be pleased to at long last have access to the TCPIPLibs source code." The full list of released components is here. Castle and the ROOL team hope to encourage third party programmers to pick up bits of the source code of RISC OS, improve them and share the fruits of their labour with the rest of us. A side effect of this has been the free release of the standard RISC OS 5 applications among other components. So far, the 'shared source' project has received a measurable amount of attention from outside developers. • Also, announced today was a new tool developed as part of the heady new era of cooperation between ROOL and RISCOS Ltd. EnsureScn will scan your applications and build up a grand list of all the modules your software requires. Punters are then expected to email this list to ROOL, who will study the data to work out which modules are popular among developers and what versions are being used by the community. It's hoped this will allow ROOL and ROL to focus on the development of popular components and also untangle the RISC OS version numbering scheme of core modules. According to ROOL: "The reason for doing this scan is simply to gather information from a large cross-section of the community about which modules are required by applications. We aren't tracking what applications each user has or what modules each application requires." Links RISC OS Open website Discussion Viewing threaded comments | View comments unthreaded, listed by date | Skip to the end Good news! hzn on 23/2/08 7:54AM [ Reply | Permalink | Report ] It also includes a load of screen savers! riscosopen on 23/2/08 3:34PM [ Reply | Permalink | Report ] The best screensaver being the blank screen one combined with my monitor then powering down to save enerngy! hzn on 29/2/08 11:17AM [ Reply | Permalink | Report ] Please login before posting a comment. Use the form on the right to do so or create a free account.

Login Username Password Create a new account Forgot your password? Search this website This week's poll Recent developments have left me feeling... Assured ROS will appear on new hardware 55% Pleased OS desktop features are being developed 10% ROL and ROOL will eventually kiss and make up 5% App developments are critical 10% Dave Holden sleeps easy at night 19% Discuss this | Archives Featured articles Wakefield 2009 wrap-up, photos and video The weekend's RISC OS event has been and gone and we've got the rest of our lives to look forward to. Here's a round-up of extra news and Drobe's show-related coverage and some photos taken from Wakefield 2009 - plus a video from the show floor.  16 comments, latest by AW on 29/4/09 7:41PM. Published: 27 Apr 2009 RISC OS 5 pictured running on ARM Cortex-A8 kit Picture exclusive - This grainy photograph shows a port of RISC OS 5, sourced from the RISC OS Open project, running on a Beagleboard - a device powered by a 600MHz ARM Cortex-A8 processor with a built-in graphics chip. The port, developed by Jeffrey Lee with help from Uwe Kall and ROOL staff, is seen as a major breakthrough for the shared-source project as it proves the OS can be ported to new hardware without the need for a large team of engineers.  75 comments, latest by rjek on 30/4/09 3:15PM. Published: 25 Apr 2009 Open documents from Windows-using pals with handy online tool It can be a pain when someone sends you a file that can only be opened on Windows, Mac OS X or Linux - but with the help of a free-to-use website and NetSurf, Paul Stewart reveals how these documents can be viewed on RISC OS.  6 comments, latest by AW on 8/5/09 12:12AM. Published: 19 Apr 2009 Useful links News and media: Iconbar • MyRISCOS • ArcSite • RISCOScode • ANS • C.S.A.Announce • Archive • Qercus • RiscWorld • GAG-News Top developers: RISCOS Ltd • RISC OS Open • MW Software • R-Comp • Advantage Six • VirtualAcorn Dealers: CJE Micros • APDL • Castle • a4 • X-Ample • Liquid Silicon • Webmonster Usergroups: WROCC • RONE • NKACC • IRUG • SASAUG • ROUGOL • RONWUG • MUG • GAG • RISCOS.be Useful: RISCOS.org • RISCOS.info • Filebase • NetSurf Non-RISC OS: The Register • The Inquirer • Apple Insider • BBC News • Sky News • Google News • xkcd • diodesign

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