Linked by Thom Holwerda on Wed 18th Oct 2006 17:08 UTC, submitted by Andrew Duffell
RISCOS Ltd have today announced RISC OS Six on the Glasgow leg of their northern road show. RISC OS Six is built from a completely 26 bit / 32 bit neutral source, and the move away from the RISC OS 4 brand is because 'RISC OS 4 has always been linked with 26 bit computers'. The name RISC OS Six is also said to have been chosen due to links with Advantage Six. ROL 'hopes that everyone will soon see the advantages of RISC OS 6'.
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I understand it's their intention that the full OS will eventually be released, but that it is happening in stages. According to a recent article "RISC OS Open are reportedly working flat out to get the whole operating system out within the next 12 months"
See the link from here: http://www.osnews.com/story.php/16232/RISC-OS-Six-Photos-Features
Whether or not this will happen is another matter. In other comments, it's been pointed out that they're not going to announce a timetable for fear of it not being met, and that some parts of the OS include proprietary bits that might make it harder to get it released.
I agree it would be nice to have a definitive answer to your question, but personally I'll be pleased when the first code starts appearing!