[OT] ps2 mouse does not work in Feisty FINAL VERSION

[Bob Warren]

Ubuntu 7.04 ("Feisty Fawn") was released on 20th April (only 1 day late).

However, the PS2 mouse on one of my machines no longer works in Feisty, 
in spite of the fact that several bug reports were made to Ubuntu in 
this respect while this latest version was still in alpha.

In view of the fact that I have been a great proponent of Ubuntu in 
connection with the pending new Rev/Linux, I feel responsible for it. I 
am dismayed that such a bug should be allowed to escape.

I have been fairly critical towards Ubuntu, in my mind justifiably. For 
your observation (and perhaps even your amusement) you might like to 
observe the progress (or lack thereof) of this bug report and Ubuntu's 
reaction to being criticized instead of praised:

https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-source-2.6.20/+bug/108382

To be fair, Ubuntu have responded in an excellent manner to all other 
bug reports I have submitted, and none of these other bugs have escaped 
into the final version of Feisty.

Also to be fair, this issue has not yet been concluded. Perhaps the 
Ubuntu engineer responsible has been busting his guts helping to launch 
Feisty in a timely fashion and prefers to throw senseless bureaucracy at 
me rather than to simply take the bull by the horns (i.e. assume 
responsibility) and give up part of his now-precious weekend in order to 
deal with it. Or perhaps it is not so urgent as I imagine it should be.....

In sum, I would say that the easiest way to avoid all the 
philosophical/ethical problems involved with bugs and the traumas 
potentially extending from them is simply to do as much as possible to 
avoid introducing them in the first place!

Bob