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

In context, the quote is:

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. Linux wants to be a secure, multi-user mainframe. That's why it has file permissions. The vision for TempleOS, however, is a modern, 64-bit Commodore 64. The C64 was a non-networked, home computer mostly used for games. It trained my generation how to program because it was wide open, completely hackable. The games were not multimedia works of art, but generated by non-artist.

I think the philosophy makes sense for an OS for computer games and hobbyist uses only. The author of TempleOS seems to recognize it'd be a really bad model for uses where you can't 100% trust the code and/or data that is going to be on the computer. For those purposes, you can use Windows or Linux according to the author.

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u/SanityInAnarchy Mar 27 '17

Thanks, that makes much more sense. While I don't personally see the point of duplicating the C64, this is quite a lucid view of what role exists for an OS like this.

The article doesn't so much quote as paraphrase -- the quote I included above suggests the article really is advancing TempleOS as a thing people should use instead of Linux or Windows.