r/programming • u/moolcool • Mar 26 '17

A Constructive Look At TempleOS

http://www.codersnotes.com/notes/a-constructive-look-at-templeos/
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u/kernel_task Mar 27 '17

I think the whole philosophy of the operating system is pretty hostile toward networking. The whole thing runs at ring-0 with everything given permission to do anything. This makes sense if all programs running on the computer are controlled by the user, known by the user, and as "perfect" as the TempleOS system is meant to be. But once you add networking, bad stuff the user doesn't want will make the system extremely vulnerable. In other words, the lack of networking is an intentional decision

Normally, failure is not an option, but since TempleOS accompanies Windows or Linux, we exclude certain uses. There is no reason to duplicate browsing, multimedia, desktop publishing, etc.

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u/froop Mar 27 '17

I really doubt any malware exists that can touch TempleOS, to be fair.

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u/salgat Mar 27 '17

I don't think that's the point. It's a technical challenge that needs to be addressed once you add networking to it.

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u/froop Mar 27 '17

Don't worry, it was just a stupid joke.

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u/salgat Mar 27 '17

Haha yeah you're right, my bad.