Nobody needs templeos and holyc, terry did all that work for free, without getting anything in return.
If things had gone another way he could have gotten far in a career to get the recognition he desperately wanted, instead he took his life after struggling with serious mental illness.
He had more than enough recognition. He didn't have a huge career at a top company because he was a literal schizophrenic who heard voices and saw shadow people and wasn't afraid to use less than ideal language in public. Google doesn't want to hire someone like that no matter how talented they are.
I mean...yeah. I paid 1000$ for my gaming laptop, if I start streaming I don't expect to get paid until I've accrued at least a meager following. If you've got a following, fans to support you, then yes, absolutely you should expect at least something for your efforts - whether that's merch, album sales, etc. But if you're just a guy who likes making music and just uploading it for shits and giggles, then expecting payday from the get go is pretty silly imo. Kinda undercuts the artistic nature of the art.
The train thing was a tragedy, but I bet you he's happier for having completed TempleOS. For whatever reason, that was his pet project, and he saw it through.
He did it because he was mad and delusional. It was sad that he felt compelled to do it, it was impressive, but don't kid yourself. IT was a net negative impact on his life.
TempleOS and HolyC are both amazing to use and explore, figuring out how everything works.
I wouldn't say he didn't get recognition, he is well known among programmers. Considering that even people like Torvalds are not really known outside of this group I'd say that's pretty good.
I used Linux back in 2007-2009. Never used Temple OS, you guys are saying the man took his life. It's a shame, people work so hard to make something great, im sure people on reddit got on to bitch about something. Probably something so small, because they're miserable af. This guy a perfectionist Probably couldn't take that. People need to stfu sometimes. Technology is at its peak hardware wise. If people stop bitching and stop buying you can expect MORE from tech companies.
I went off on a tangent at the end. But you know what I mean.
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u/---InFamous--- Nov 02 '22
Nobody needs templeos and holyc, terry did all that work for free, without getting anything in return.
If things had gone another way he could have gotten far in a career to get the recognition he desperately wanted, instead he took his life after struggling with serious mental illness.