This policy of having bugs expire just because they are not reported on the latest bios is ridiculous and must be changed. Machines are out there with non updated BIOSes, and Linux must support them. Other OSes support them. The probability that a given bug will disappear by updating the BIOS are close to zero, and even if that is the case, that doesn't mean that the bug is CAUSED by a bug in the BIOS. The default assumption should be that the bug is in the sotware, unless there a proof of the contrary, because that's what happens in 99.99% of cases.
Plus, a decent (and safe) way of updating the BIOS from within Ubuntu without relying on booting from other OSes is not available. Until such a thing is provided, you can't expect Ubuntu users to update their BIOS. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1335409 Title: [Acer Aspire V3-571G] Mousepad stopped working To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1335409/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
