Introduction of RISC OS - RISCOS Cloverleaf crowdfunding project

Описание: RISCOS Cloverleaf is a crowdfunding campaign to upgrade/revive the unique computer operating system RISC OS and create a new brand that is based on RISC OS .

The main motivation for this campaign is that we believe that we need more choices for computer operating systems. In daily life, we have now only 3 choices what operating system we can use on our computers or smartphones. That is not sufficient as this makes us depend on only three companies (Microsoft, Apple and Google) on this planet.

That is why we want to promote and develop RISC OS to be available for public use again.

RISC OS is an operating system with a graphical user interface and was first released in 1989 to be used for computer systems built by Acorn Computers (Cambridge, UK). RISC OS is designed to run on Acorn’s invention the ARM processors. These ARM processors have the unique feature of being very power efficient and that is the reason why they can be found in 90% of all mobile phones. They can be found in all iPhones, Samsung and Huawei phones. So RISC OS can be used to built low energy consuming computer systems (10 to 15 Watt) to reduce your CO2 footprint.

But RISC OS has also other qualities that are outstanding. It is modular based and saves resources as it doesn‘t use up GBytes on your hard disc. It can be used for years without reinstallation of the operating system as installing new programs doesn‘t mess up your computer. RISC OS doesn‘t force you to upgrade your computer hardware every 4 years or to upgrade your software to new versions as there are no operating system upgrades that will make your current software stop working.

Why do we need your support?
RISC OS was built when the internet was just at the beginning of its success story. So many software technologies have not been included in RISC OS regarding the internet and need to be upgraded or implemented. The same applies to hardware drivers like USB3, WIFI and NVMe drives.

Progress has been made thanks to other supporters of RISC OS but there is still a lot to do. To speed up these upgrades and implementations we need your support to give you another choice of computer / mobile operating system.
You can support us with a tip or you purchase a whole computer system including RISC OS.


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