RISC OS Open Marks Two Decades of Open-Source Development

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RISC OS Open, the organization behind the open-source release of the classic RISC OS operating system, is celebrating its twentieth anniversary in 2026. The milestone marks two decades since the project began making RISC OS freely available to developers and enthusiasts. Originally developed by Acorn Computers in the 1980s, RISC OS has been maintained and evolved by the open-source community since the project's founding. The anniversary was noted by the RISC OS Open team on their official website, reflecting on the project's long-running commitment to keeping the platform alive.

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