Getting back/forward mouse buttons working as default

[Myles Green]

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On Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:04:52 -0500
nuopus <dlist at ubuntuforums.org> wrote:

> 
> Eric Dunbar Wrote: 
> >  
> > Why not have newbies running Hoary? They/we may not be able to
> > trouble-shoot major problems, but minor ones or interface issues can
> > easily be flagged by people who are more removed from the
> > computer-geek (ahem, expert) way of working, thus improving the
> > experience for non-experts once Hoary is released, eh?
> > 
> 
> In general, introducing someone that is thinking about switching from
> windows to the hoary development branch is a bad idea. At the school
> LOTS of students want to try Linux on their desktop machines after
> taking the Linux course. Being that most of them are not really
> computer "geeks" YET ... they pick out features that work terribly and
> it effects their decision because "windows doesnt do that".
> 
> Introducing a new user like that to a distribution where they WILL get
> lots of bugs will only foster the belief that Linux is very buggy and
> Windows is 10x better. Most will not take into account that this IS a
> development version ... they have no patience for re-installs or
> waiting for a bug to get fixed that was introduced to a PREVIOUSLY
> WORKING package, they just want an OS that works.

Yes, Thank you! That's what I meant by my earlier post in this thread,
only you said it much better than I would have. =)

Take care,
Myles

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Myles Green <rmg57 at telus dot net> Calgary AB Canada
Ubuntu Linux 5.04 "Hoary Hedgehog" Dev. Branch 
http://www.ubuntulinux.org/
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