The Zeal Operating System is a modernized, professional fork of the 64-bit Temple Operating System. Guiding principles of development include transparency, full user control, and adherence to public-domain/open-source implementations.
ZealOS strives to be simple, documented, and require as little of a knowledge gap as possible. One person should be able to comprehend the entire system in at least a semi-detailed way within a few days of study. Simplify, don’t complicate; make accessible, don’t obfuscate.
Yes, somebody picked up Terry Davis‘ baton and ran with it. This makes me happy – it seemed wrong for TempleOS to remain but an inanimate memorial.
I’m honestly not sure Terry Davis would have approved. Some of us recall him vigorously defending TempleOS’s technical constraints as him following god’s orders.
https://www.conservapedia.com/TempleOS
For the uninitiated, here’s a decent link about Davis.
https://www.vice.com/en/article/wnj43x/gods-lonely-programmer
Incidentally it’s surprising how much bitrot has occurred over the years with broken links and missing articles. Historical research is becoming ever the more dependent on archive.org. It makes me wonder if there’s a day that too will fail.
Original HolyC remains untouched. So…
Kochise,
I wouldn’t say “untouched”, the git change log shows loads of changes although most of them seem trivial. I see the new fork removes Davis’s use of the “n word”, which is so bizarre to come across in source code.
I’ve never really studied his work before, I just remember his personality and attitude.
When I say “untouched” : TempleOS
Of course the fork is another “666” beast, and the new maintainers haven’t to care about Davis’ dubious choices and beliefs.
If he has to RIP, his “creation” hasn’t.
That’s what God wants.
Yeah, not sure if he was racist or just schizophrenic. Mentally ill people say and think some gnarly things. The problem is that while they can try and get help, no one is going to force them to take medication unless they are committed to a psych ward. And that can be a strain on finances, as well as other emotinal issues for all involved. Mental health issues are rampant in the USA, and there is a mixture right now of people agreeing with it or with shunning those suffering with delusions. As a species, we need to find help for these individuals that will let them lead better lives.
Blasphemy! God said 256 colours!
No, 16
8
Red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo, violet.
I thought God said 4 bit VGA was perfection. Did God ever enumerate colors specifically? I’m fuzzy on what the scripture says about color mapping.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyMQCj8LvZw
Good, I think. Terry was troubled to say the least, but was also very talented. If some good can come after his passing, than this is it. I always struggle to figure out where a person ends and a mental illness begins especially when that illness comes with hate.
I have dealt with the paranoid schizophrenia of others my entire life. I can totally see how an unmedicated Terry could become racist and hateful due to his mental illness. When you have extreme paranoia, you think that everyone that isn’t like you are out to get you. I sometimes wonder, from reading various things about HP Lovecraft, if he was also a paranoid Schizophrenic.
UEFI Support? Would that not constitute total blasphemy for terry? He hated blobs like those with a fiery passion.