Logitech: We don't have any mouse that works with Ubuntu

[dwain]

On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 6:58 PM, Derek Broughton <derek at pointerstop.ca>wrote:

> Ruben Varela wrote:
>
> > That's seems odd... I have a Logitech TrackMan Wheel. It works great
> > with Ubuntu. I've never had a problem
> >
> > Maybe what they're trying to say is that they don't have any support
> > for it or that they can't guarantee that it'll work with Ubuntu...
>
> No, it's a particular sales rep who is saying (possibly with the full
> support of the company) that their products _don't_ work with Linux -
> because basically he doesn't want to go to the hassle of checking.  I say
> "possibly with ... support" because it actually makes some business sense
> for Logitech to explicitly deny support to avoid the hassle of supporting a
> small portion of the market.  And it will continue to make business sense
> to
> them until Linux users make it clear that the attitude costs them.
>
>
>
i too have a usb trackman wireless mouse on a usb-ps2 converter run through
a 4 port kvm switch, which btw the manufacturer was surprised that the mouse
works at all with the switch, that works with ubuntu.  logitech may not
support linux, but that doesn't mean that linux doesn't support logitech.

cheers,
dwain


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"Fear of the devil is one way of doubting God.  " - Kahlil Gibran
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