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| title = TempleOS
    “They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it's not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance.”
| type = Operating system (experimental)
 
| region = Developed in the United States; globally accessible
    ― Terry Pratchett, Equal Rites
| purpose = Standalone personal computing environment with explicit religious and aesthetic constraints
| method = Custom kernel; integrated language; constrained graphics and hardware model
| verification = Community analysis; archival examination of released source and binaries
| references = Not embedded by default
| language = English (HolyC programming language)
| access = Freely available source code and binaries
| website = https://templeos.org/
}}


'''TempleOS''' is a lightweight, experimental operating system created and maintained primarily by a single developer, Terry A. Davis, between approximately 2003 and 2017.<sup id="ref-1">[1]</sup> It was designed as a standalone computing environment rather than a general-purpose platform, and its architecture reflects explicit religious, aesthetic, and technical constraints.<sup id="ref-2">[2]</sup>
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TempleOS combines a custom kernel, an integrated programming language (HolyC), and an intentionally restricted execution model. It is often discussed as a case where an operating system is best understood not only as engineering, but as a deliberately constrained artifact with a narrowly defined purpose and internal coherence.<sup id="ref-3">[3]</sup>


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== Purpose ==
TempleOS was developed to serve a specific, self-defined purpose: to provide a computing environment for programming and creative output under a religious framing stated by its creator.<sup id="ref-4">[4]</sup> It was not intended to optimize for adoption, compatibility, security, or integration with contemporary software ecosystems.
 
On its own terms, the system’s purpose is achieved by minimizing external dependencies and reducing the number of moving parts a user must trust. The result is an environment that favors immediacy and authorial control over generality and defensive engineering.<sup id="ref-5">[5]</sup>
 
== Scope ==
TempleOS focuses on:
 
* a self-contained operating system environment
* a single-user interaction model
* tight coupling between kernel, language, and user-space tools
* a constrained graphics model and simplified assumptions about hardware
* direct, transparent behavior over layered abstractions
 
Its scope excludes many features treated as standard in modern operating systems, such as robust networking, privilege separation, process isolation, memory protection, and a broad driver ecosystem.<sup id="ref-6">[6]</sup>
 
== Editorial approach ==
TempleOS is not optimized for extensibility, portability, or defense-in-depth. It is optimized for a kind of transparency: a small world in which the system, the programming language, and the primary tools are comprehensible as a single coherent object.
 
In practice this means:
 
* source code is treated as an interface rather than an implementation detail;
* abstractions are minimized in favor of direct expression;
* constraints are intentional design parameters, not incidental limitations.<sup id="ref-7">[7]</sup>
 
== Technical characteristics ==
TempleOS is implemented as a monolithic kernel written largely in HolyC, a C-like language integrated into the system’s workflow and toolchain.<sup id="ref-8">[8]</sup> Programs are typically written, compiled, and executed within the same environment, with limited separation between “system” and “application” layers.
 
Commonly described technical characteristics include:
 
* fixed 640×480 graphics with a 16-color palette;
* limited or absent memory protection between executing components;
* execution assumptions aligned with older x86 hardware environments;
* a simplified model of system services compared to mainstream OS designs.
 
These characteristics should be interpreted as part of the system’s constraint set rather than as incomplete versions of mainstream features.<sup id="ref-9">[9]</sup>
 
== Interpretation and dispute ==
Interpretations of TempleOS differ depending on what is treated as primary: technical design, authorial intent, or biographical context.
 
One interpretation treats TempleOS primarily as outsider software art: the system is valued for aesthetic coherence, symbolic structure, and constraint-driven design.<sup id="ref-10">[10]</sup> Another interpretation treats it as a cautionary case in which the surrounding personal circumstances dominate the analysis, sometimes reducing the artifact to an illustration of pathology rather than a technical object.<sup id="ref-11">[11]</sup>
 
A third interpretation treats TempleOS as an operating-system demonstration of alternative priorities: it shows what happens when compatibility, security hardening, and general-purpose feature breadth are explicitly rejected in favor of a minimal, self-contained environment.<sup id="ref-12">[12]</sup>
 
== Community discussion and external input ==
TempleOS does not have a conventional collaborative development model. Post hoc engagement typically occurs through commentary, preservation, analysis, or forks that recontextualize the code rather than extend it within the original design constraints.
 
External input commonly focuses on:
 
* operating system trade-offs and omitted features;
* language/toolchain integration and developer experience;
* criteria for evaluating technical artifacts with strong authorial intent;
* ethical considerations in how biographical context is used in interpretation.<sup id="ref-13">[13]</sup>
 
== Boundary conditions ==
TempleOS should not be treated as secure or production-ready. It assumes cooperative use, trusted code execution, and narrow operating conditions.
 
Claims about its “quality” or “viability” depend strongly on the evaluation frame. If judged by mainstream requirements (multi-user security, networking, isolation, hardware support), it fails by design. If judged by coherence under constraints and transparency of behavior, it can be treated as a deliberately bounded system with different success criteria.<sup id="ref-14">[14]</sup>
 
== Footnotes ==
<ol style="margin-left:1.2em;">
<li id="fn-1">The timeline is approximate and is reconstructed from released artifacts and public documentation rather than from a single authoritative project ledger.</li>
<li id="fn-2">The system’s constraints are part of its definition: they shape what the OS is, not merely what it lacks.</li>
<li id="fn-3">“Coherent artifact” here means a system where purpose, constraints, and implementation align, even if the result is not general-purpose.</li>
<li id="fn-4">This refers to stated intent and framing, not to a claim that the system’s purpose should be accepted or adopted by readers.</li>
<li id="fn-5">“Authorial control” describes a design posture: minimizing dependencies and prioritizing a small, inspectable environment over breadth.</li>
<li id="fn-6">Excluded features are excluded as scope decisions; comparison to mainstream OS goals requires acknowledging that difference in scope.</li>
<li id="fn-7">A “constraint” is treated as a design parameter that defines the object, not as a defect by default.</li>
<li id="fn-8">HolyC is a C-like language integrated into TempleOS workflows; the key point is tight coupling between language and OS environment.</li>
<li id="fn-9">Interpreting TempleOS as an “incomplete mainstream OS” misreads the role of its constraints.</li>
<li id="fn-10">This frame treats software as a medium in which constraint and symbolism can be primary evaluative criteria.</li>
<li id="fn-11">This frame prioritizes biography and surrounding context; it can illuminate context but can also collapse technical description into narrative.</li>
<li id="fn-12">This frame treats TempleOS as a demonstration of alternative design priorities rather than as a candidate general-purpose system.</li>
<li id="fn-13">Ethical considerations include how strongly biographical context is emphasized and whether it replaces technical description.</li>
<li id="fn-14">Boundary conditions specify where a claim applies and where it fails; they are part of the description, not an afterthought.</li>
</ol>

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  • 23:5723:57, 26 January 2026 Lars von Trier (hist | edit) [745 bytes] DanteWashere (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Lars von Trier''' is a film director and screenwriter associated with Danish and international cinema in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. His work has addressed psychological conflict, morality, and formal experimentation through narrative and stylistic constraint. von Trier is discussed in film studies, Danish cinema history, and analyses of modern European cinema. == Status == von Trier’s films are examined for their use of formal devices, na...")
  • 23:5723:57, 26 January 2026 Park Chan-wook (hist | edit) [721 bytes] DanteWashere (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Park Chan-wook''' is a film director and screenwriter associated with South Korean cinema in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. His work has addressed violence, ethics, desire, and identity through stylized narrative forms and genre revision. Park is discussed in film studies, South Korean cinema history, and analyses of transnational and genre cinema. == Status == Park’s films are examined for their visual composition, narrative structure, and e...")
  • 23:5623:56, 26 January 2026 Bong Joon-ho (hist | edit) [688 bytes] DanteWashere (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Bong Joon-ho''' is a film director and screenwriter associated with South Korean cinema in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. His work has addressed social inequality, institutional power, and genre hybridity within narrative filmmaking. Bong is discussed in film studies, South Korean cinema history, and analyses of transnational and genre cinema. == Status == Bong’s films are examined for their integration of social themes with genre conventions...")
  • 23:5623:56, 26 January 2026 Kathryn Bigelow (hist | edit) [732 bytes] DanteWashere (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Kathryn Bigelow''' is a film director and producer associated with American cinema in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Her work has addressed violence, institutional power, and embodied experience through genre-based and realist narrative forms. Bigelow is discussed in film studies, American cinema history, and analyses of action cinema and political filmmaking. == Status == Bigelow’s films are examined for their visual style, treatment of conf...")
  • 23:5623:56, 26 January 2026 Paul Thomas Anderson (hist | edit) [732 bytes] DanteWashere (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Paul Thomas Anderson''' is a film director and screenwriter associated with American cinema in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. His work has addressed interpersonal dynamics, power relations, and psychological tension through character-driven narrative structures. Anderson is discussed in film studies, American cinema history, and analyses of contemporary auteur filmmaking. == Status == Anderson’s films are examined for their narrative construc...")
  • 23:5523:55, 26 January 2026 Ridley Scott (hist | edit) [721 bytes] DanteWashere (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Ridley Scott''' is a film director and producer associated with British and American cinema in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. His work has addressed historical settings, science fiction, and visual world-building within large-scale narrative filmmaking. Scott is discussed in film studies, contemporary cinema history, and analyses of genre and production design. == Status == Scott’s films are examined for their visual style, use of production...")
  • 23:5523:55, 26 January 2026 John Ford (hist | edit) [633 bytes] DanteWashere (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''John Ford''' was a film director associated with American cinema in the twentieth century. His work is closely linked to the Western genre and to narratives involving community, history, and social order. Ford is discussed in film studies, American cinema history, and genre analysis. == Status == Ford’s films are examined for their visual composition, use of landscape, and representation of social and historical themes. Interpretations situate his work within stud...")
  • 23:5423:54, 26 January 2026 Quentin Tarantino (hist | edit) [725 bytes] DanteWashere (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Quentin Tarantino''' is a film director and screenwriter associated with American cinema in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. His work has emphasized nonlinear narrative, stylized dialogue, and intertextual reference to film genres and media history. Tarantino is discussed in film studies, American cinema history, and analyses of genre and authorship. == Status == Tarantino’s films are examined for their narrative structure, use of pastiche, and...")
  • 23:5423:54, 26 January 2026 Terrence Malick (hist | edit) [719 bytes] DanteWashere (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Terrence Malick''' is a film director and screenwriter associated with American cinema in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. His work has emphasized natural settings, philosophical reflection, and non-linear narrative structures. Malick is discussed in film studies, American cinema history, and analyses of poetic and experimental narrative film. == Status == Malick’s films are examined for their use of voice-over, visual composition, and thematic...")
  • 23:5423:54, 26 January 2026 Roman Polanski (hist | edit) [735 bytes] DanteWashere (talk | contribs) (Created page with "'''Roman Polanski''' is a film director associated with Polish, French, British, and American cinema in the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. His work addressed psychological tension, confinement, and social breakdown across multiple narrative genres. Polanski is discussed in film studies, European cinema history, and analyses of psychological and thriller cinema. == Status == Polanski’s films are examined for their narrative structure, use of space, and th...")


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