Riscos.info
Encyclopedia
riscos.info is a web site for users of the operating system
, run by Peter Naulls and John Tytgat. It is a community web site, intended to encourage user involvement. It hosts the FAQ
, which was formerly distributed via the comp.sys.acorn.* newsgroup
s. It has been selected for inclusion by editors in at least one web directory
, and is also cited as a useful resource for under , and for the Unix Porting Project.
was developed as an evolution to the former riscos.info static content, originally launched in March 2002. The former site was launched as a guide to C programming under RISC OS.
The current site combines the former static content with articles from riscos.blog.com. It also includes the addition of the Unix Porting Project (presented at the RISC OS User Group of London in 2003) and GCCSDK (the development environment for the port of GCC). The majority of the content of the original sites was written by Naulls. Other content was written or contributed to by other members of the community, particularly the GCCSDK team.
being added in 2007. A recovered build of Linux
for the was published on the site in 2006. Other hosted projects are ArcEm, dcraw
, DOSBox
, PDF, ScummVM
, and whois
.
Operating system
An operating system is a set of programs that manage computer hardware resources and provide common services for application software. The operating system is the most important type of system software in a computer system...
, run by Peter Naulls and John Tytgat. It is a community web site, intended to encourage user involvement. It hosts the FAQ
FAQ
Frequently asked questions are listed questions and answers, all supposed to be commonly asked in some context, and pertaining to a particular topic. "FAQ" is usually pronounced as an initialism rather than an acronym, but an acronym form does exist. Since the acronym FAQ originated in textual...
, which was formerly distributed via the comp.sys.acorn.* newsgroup
Newsgroup
A usenet newsgroup is a repository usually within the Usenet system, for messages posted from many users in different locations. The term may be confusing to some, because it is usually a discussion group. Newsgroups are technically distinct from, but functionally similar to, discussion forums on...
s. It has been selected for inclusion by editors in at least one web directory
Web directory
A web directory or link directory is a directory on the World Wide Web. It specializes in linking to other web sites and categorizing those links....
, and is also cited as a useful resource for under , and for the Unix Porting Project.
History
The riscos.info wikiWiki
A wiki is a website that allows the creation and editing of any number of interlinked web pages via a web browser using a simplified markup language or a WYSIWYG text editor. Wikis are typically powered by wiki software and are often used collaboratively by multiple users. Examples include...
was developed as an evolution to the former riscos.info static content, originally launched in March 2002. The former site was launched as a guide to C programming under RISC OS.
The current site combines the former static content with articles from riscos.blog.com. It also includes the addition of the Unix Porting Project (presented at the RISC OS User Group of London in 2003) and GCCSDK (the development environment for the port of GCC). The majority of the content of the original sites was written by Naulls. Other content was written or contributed to by other members of the community, particularly the GCCSDK team.
Main features
The site features articles, news and other media. Registered users are able to contribute to the wiki and add their own news items.GCCSDK
GCCSDK comprises GCC for and the GCC Software Development Kit itself. The GCC for Initiative was founded in 1999 and the combined GCCSDK was hosted via riscos.info (as ) in 2006. (Release 2) was released in 2009, with bug reporting added in 2010.Hosted projects
The site has hosted the port of Firefox since 2005, with ThunderbirdMozilla Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird is a free, open source, cross-platform e-mail and news client developed by the Mozilla Foundation. The project strategy is modeled after Mozilla Firefox, a project aimed at creating a web browser...
being added in 2007. A recovered build of Linux
Linux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
for the was published on the site in 2006. Other hosted projects are ArcEm, dcraw
Dcraw
dcraw is an open-source computer program which is able to read numerous raw image formats, typically produced by high-end digital cameras. dcraw converts these images into the standard PPM and TIFF image formats...
, DOSBox
DOSBox
DOSBox is emulator software that emulates an IBM PC compatible computer running MS-DOS. It is intended especially for use with old PC games. DOSBox is free software....
, PDF, ScummVM
ScummVM
ScummVM is a collection of game engine recreations. Originally designed to play LucasArts adventure games that use the SCUMM system , it now also supports a variety of non-SCUMM games by companies like Revolution Software and Adventure Soft. It was originally written by Ludvig Strigeus...
, and whois
WHOIS
WHOIS is a query and response protocol that is widely used for querying databases that store the registered users or assignees of an Internet resource, such as a domain name, an IP address block, or an autonomous system, but is also used for a wider range of other information. The protocol stores...
.
Subsites
- Subversion repositories (Host for GCCSDK projects)
- Mailing lists (for GCC, SVN commits, RPCEmu)