[Staffslug] Kubuntu 9.10

I just have to ask... What have they done with all this 9.10 release of Ubuntu / Kubuntu... When I was using 9.04 (Just Ubuntu) stuff just worked, but I decided to give Ubuntu and Kubuntu 9.10 a whirl (again) and it's not been a smooth ride.. Wifi in 9.04, worked lovely, but in 9.10 Wifi, what Wifi? And even the Restricted hardware driver thing that did the job of sorting the Wifi drivers out in 9.04, isn't working correctly in 9.10 (Kubuntu) (there appears to have been bugs logged about this).. I'm just concerned that things that did work, now aren't!!! Has anyone else had similar experience? Dave