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

[Ruben Varela]

"...logitech may not support linux, but that doesn't mean that linux doesn't
support logitech."
Well put.

Rubén O. Varela Rosa
http://www.rovr138.com
rovr138 at gmail.com


On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 10:24 PM, dwain <dwain.alford at gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> 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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