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Andreas started this project to keep himself busy out of rehab for drug abuse. I did something similar out of rehab for alcohol. He named it Serenity OS from th

Andreas started this project to keep himself busy out of rehab for drug abuse. I did something similar out of rehab for alcohol. He named it Serenity OS from the Serenity Prayer for this reason. Being responsible and earning income to support your family is an important part of recovery. Beyond that, he's doing it for spiritual reasons. Sometimes the most debilitating feature of addiction is isolation and loneliness. He's created a community that is warm and friendly. I think what he's done is amazing for these reasons: He's created a viable operating system with hundreds of contributers He's supporting his family He's got himself well out of isolation with a big community of people Edit: forgot one. He's staying sober

agumonkey 4y ago
Quite a heart warming story. I hope this inspires a lot of people. Kudos to him.
daniel-cussen 4y ago
helmholtz 4y ago
And, might I add, paid a fitting tribute to Terry Davis.
- fb03 4y ago
  Nice! I didn't knew about that. Can you elaborate on this? I still mourn Terry Davis passing.I really enjoyed seeing him work on his Operating System and I was really saddened when his mental condition deteriorated to the point he got homeless, ultimately ending his life. With meds, he'd still be here and kicking :-(
  - mythz 4y ago
    Andreas's tribute video to Terry Davis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmV49ogMDEI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmV49ogMDEI He also did a Commute talk about TempleOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr3xN52QYtA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr3xN52QYtA
tristanbvk 4y ago
So happy he is clean, doing something he loves and also it is very cool!
kurisufag 4y ago
he's also one of the few people to pull themselves fully out of the /g/ cesspit. I'm not even sure he lurks anymore.
- secondcoming 4y ago
  What is that?
  - easrng 4y ago
    /g/ is a board on 4chan for discussing technology. 4chan is a loosely-moderated website where you can discuss things anonymously. It's unpleasant, would not recommend.
    - poisonarena 4y ago
      I recommend, even if people write crazy/terrible stuff, the space is important, part of the full spectrum.
    - kurisufag 4y ago
      It has a certain allure and acceptance for fringe modes of thought that keeps people around. I myself started browsing in high-school and haven't been able to stop since -- I can probably attribute the development of my entire engineering philosophy to the place.
  - yazzku 4y ago
    Only the cesspit people know.
  - NavinF 4y ago
    https://boards.4channel.org/g/catalog https://boards.4channel.org/g/catalog
- RobRivera 4y ago
  well done him
yazzku 4y ago
It is certainly inspiring. Respect.

agumonkey 4y ago

Quite a heart warming story. I hope this inspires a lot of people. Kudos to him.

daniel-cussen 4y ago

helmholtz 4y ago

And, might I add, paid a fitting tribute to Terry Davis.

fb03 4y ago
Nice! I didn't knew about that. Can you elaborate on this? I still mourn Terry Davis passing.I really enjoyed seeing him work on his Operating System and I was really saddened when his mental condition deteriorated to the point he got homeless, ultimately ending his life. With meds, he'd still be here and kicking :-(
- mythz 4y ago
  Andreas's tribute video to Terry Davis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmV49ogMDEI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmV49ogMDEI He also did a Commute talk about TempleOS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr3xN52QYtA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wr3xN52QYtA

tristanbvk 4y ago

So happy he is clean, doing something he loves and also it is very cool!

kurisufag 4y ago

he's also one of the few people to pull themselves fully out of the /g/ cesspit. I'm not even sure he lurks anymore.

secondcoming 4y ago
What is that?
- easrng 4y ago
  /g/ is a board on 4chan for discussing technology. 4chan is a loosely-moderated website where you can discuss things anonymously. It's unpleasant, would not recommend.
  - poisonarena 4y ago
    I recommend, even if people write crazy/terrible stuff, the space is important, part of the full spectrum.
  - kurisufag 4y ago
    It has a certain allure and acceptance for fringe modes of thought that keeps people around. I myself started browsing in high-school and haven't been able to stop since -- I can probably attribute the development of my entire engineering philosophy to the place.
- yazzku 4y ago
  Only the cesspit people know.
- NavinF 4y ago
  https://boards.4channel.org/g/catalog https://boards.4channel.org/g/catalog
RobRivera 4y ago
well done him

yazzku 4y ago

It is certainly inspiring. Respect.