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Ubuntu Fanboys on Linux Today Arise for Wireless Input Rant

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 13, 2007

“My last article on the experiences of moving from Windows to
Kubuntu Linux brought out the best and the worst of the Linux
community judging by some of the responses it received. While many
Linux users were eager to jump in with helpful advice,
unfortunately there were too many what I would call abusive Ubuntu
fanboys who in my opinion are actually hindering rather than
helping the progress of Ubuntu and Linux in general.

“To recap, the article pointed out that the Kubuntu installation
disc didn’t recognize my USB wireless keyboard and mouse. So in
order to install Kubuntu I was required to obtain wired input
devices, a situation I believe should be corrected since an
increasing number of users are going wireless…”

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Kubuntu
Looks Nice But Come On Fellas, Wireless Input
(Apr 12, 2007)

Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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