Show ’em the money! RISC OS Open Ltd, responsible for managing the RISC OS 5 source code, have announced another run of bounty matching for this month. The bounty scheme was launched in 2011 as a way to allow members of the RISC OS community to contribute funds towards the development of certain aspects of RISC OS. A number of different bounties are listed on the RISC OS Open website, and people can send money to go towards whichever one(s) they see fit.
Read MoreDon’t forget to cast your vote in the 2014 RISC OS Awards
Of course, announcing the ability to vote in the first place would help! As noted in the 31st December Snippets post, things became a little hectic around these parts over the last couple of months, which meant very little time could be devoted to keeping RISCOSitory up to date. However, I was able to set aside some time to set up the 2014 RISC OS Awards voting form, and even announce that via comp.sys.acorn.announce – but what I failed to do was also announce it here. Oops!
Read MoreImportant patch release for OpenVector suite
Yes, another! Christopher Martin, who recently released an “important patch release for [the] OpenVector Suite” has since released an “important patch release for [the] OpenVector Suite.” The wording of Christopher’s announcement of the release, like the title, appears to be more or less the same as the previous announcement, with the only difference being its date, and the version number of the affected component of the suite: the VectorUtil/VectUtil module, which now stands at version 3.31
Read MorePiccolo systems removes customer downloads
#VATMESS: New EU VAT regulations, 1 – Sanity and good sense, 0 Ben Avison, of Piccolo Systems and RISC OS Open Ltd, has announced the removal of the ability for customers to download software purchased via the Piccolo Systems website. The reason for withdrawing the downloads is due to a change in the way value added tax is handled in the EU for the sale of digital goods and services that are delivered online via an automated process. The change is to where the ‘place of supply’ is made –…
Read MoreSnippets – 31st December, 2014
Because while no news is good news, some news is better. Or something. Keen eyed readers of RISCOSitory will no doubt have noticed that for the last couple of months they have in fact not been keen eyed readers of RISCOSitory at all. As is sometimes the case, the workload here at the Soft Rock Software office became somewhat hectic for a while – moreso, I think, than it’s ever been before – leaving no time for any updates to the site. And to cap that, a nasty bout of…
Read MoreChocks away and Star Fighter at ROUGOL, Monday, 17th November
Announcement from ROUGOL, 11th November, 2014. The next meeting of the RISC OS User Group Of London will be: Chocks Away and Star Fighter 3000 Presented by Andrew Hutchings, Fednet Monday 17th November 2014, 7:45pm
Read MoreShow report: London 2014
If you need to read this, shame on you – you weren’t there! The 2014 London Show took place two and a half weeks ago, on 25th October, at the St Giles Hotel, Feltham – and, with the trusty RISCOSitory coin suggesting anti-clockwise as the direction to take, here’s a rundown of who was there and what they’d brought along.
Read MoreSouthampton, Bristol, Midlands user group meetings this week
London, New York, Paris, Munich So’ton, Bristol, Midlands, er, that’s it… Everybody talk about pop music RISC OS! The Southampton RISC OS Users Group’s next meeting is on Tuesday, November 11th – that’s tomorrow, folks – at its usual location:
Read MoreDate announced for London, 2015
I hope you haven’t put those diaries down closed Organizer! As well as the 2015 South West Show, another date now known is that for the 2015 London Show. The proposed date – which was mentioned at this year’s show (for which the RISCOSitory show report will – hopefully – appear this coming weekend), and confirmed very soon after – is Saturday, 24th October.
Read MoreDate announced for RISC OS South West 2015
Get next year’s diaries out Organizer loaded, folks – it’s #rosw2015! Usually the first of the year, and certainly the most rubber-dated one with a date that moves almost as much as Easter, the date for the 2015 RISC OS South West Show has been set: Saturday, 21st February.
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