[Mention your Sex if you are comfortable, I want to see the breakdown between the sexes here]
I just tried to skim through Linux User Manual and it was really quite informative and made me think of reading it someday, but I kinda know for a fact that that someday might never come, but it’s truly a shame though.
Now, you, yes you! Have you read the user manual of your Operating system!
[I am wasting a lot of time on here, so I won’t be engaging or enraging y’all, but this is a good convo topic, isn’t it? (try that on a girl), I just wanted to know how many or how few people read UMs]___
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Operating systems come with usermanuals? I’ve read a fair bit of the archwiki and manpages if that counts
Yes I’ve read the entire Unix manual
Sex: Never
But surely you learned some crazy, deep-cut Unix tricks for dealing with the second issue?
It’s on page 1549, fourth paragraph down, “if you’re reading this it’s too late you’re never going to have sex” -Richard Stallman
I never even thought about the fact that there might be actual manuals for operating systems
I’ll follow-up with the similarly naive: does Windows have a Linux-like thorough user manual? I’ve never even considered it.
I have no clue. Somehow, I expect people to just know things. Not really how it works, is it
I had no idea they had user manuals.
With all due respect, hell no
I got a manual (or just a general book about DOS?) with my first MSDOS PC, which I read. Otherwise no. I have read books about Linux or specific parts of Windows/Linux, but no “official” manual.
No, because documentation should be more like a dictionary than a novel - it’s written to convey info quickly and accurately, not interestingly. 😆
Next time no need to add on apologetic stuff at the end of your post. People will engage with your post or not, it’s the Internet, it’s fine
There’s a manual?
Piece of wet cardboard here. Can’t read. What’s an operating system?
The software that makes your computer run applications. Popular operating systems include Windows, Android, Mac.
Microsoft office, iTunes, and Photoshop are applications that use the operating system.
My computer? What does your computer do? Also I know of a place that does photoshots…
Looks like they’re coming over from reddit. Obligatory “women, not girls you incel. Go outside and touch grass”.
Reading an OS manual cover to cover is a collosal waste of time. There are more efficient ways to level up skills. But what do I know with my gIrLy LoGiC.
not really, speaking as someone whose day job is systems programming
you are such a slimy little incel, lol
I’ve never read the manual for an operating system, but I always read the terms of service for websites I sign up for.
I’ll take, “Worst of all possible worlds for $500, Alex.”
It’s not too difficult, in fact many websites reuse the same terms and conditions, which means you can skim it over. I read it for the citations among other reasons, which I do by doing the CTRL + F trick.
I forgot what website it was, but there was a website that put in a large cash prize designed to be claimable by whoever read the terms of service. It took six months before there was ever a winner.
It’s always good to read TOS even though I don’t
Not since the big white book that came with the Commodore PET.
[Male] Twice+. I have read both the manual of the TI99/4A and the manual of the C64 several times over, and on top of that, also the Data Becker books on the C64 and the C1541 that include the OS’ (well-)commented sources. I actually had to purchase both Data Becker books twice, as the first books started to fall apart.
I have also read nearly all the manuals of the Amiga 1000, including the application manuals and the programming documentation.
55M. Read many manuals of many operating systems over the years. Knowledge is never wasted, you can never know everything.