Oh, please, please, COME ON Ubuntu development people!

[Cybe R. Wizard]

On Fri, 22 Apr 2011 09:50:48 +1200
chris <chevhq at gmail.com> wrote:

> I had some similar issues with Cannonical over their removal of the
> wvdial packages from the cd distro's.  There justification was that
> the bulk of the worlds users were on broadband.  Not true in NZ, nor
> many third world countries.
> 
> Although in NZ most urban areas have dsl, the country areas a woefuly
> provided for, as I believe is the case in parts of Aussie (NZ largest
> Island); and bits of the USA.
> 
> When I questioned Cannonical about it I was told to download the meta
> package.  With out a means of connecting to the net.  :-)

Truth to tell, although wvdial was removed, the ability to connect with
dial-up was not.  pppconfig was and still is available.  That has never
changed.

Cybe R. Wizard
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