The upstream commit clearly does not fix the bug, since I'm still experiencing it on an up-to-date 10.04. Since you wanted a new bug, here it is:
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/xserver-xorg-input- aiptek/+bug/793338 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/355021 Title: Unplugging USB tablet crashes xserver -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs