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(Get the code!)
I believe the situation is not so hopeless as some might feel. As I have stated i bug #599915:
Workaround: Mounting the floppy with the command "udisks --mount /dev/fd0" completes successfully, the mount shows up in /etc/mtab and the GUI also displays the icon, the floppy can be browsed etc, everything works. But there is no other (graphical) way to mount the floppy with udisks of version 1.0.1-1ubuntu1. At least I have not found any way to do so.
I do not want to suggest that going to the terminal should be the preferred way of mounting a floppy. I merely want to state that the command works, and one would have to analyze how comes the difference in behavior between running this command and clicking the GUI. It is backed by the same subsystem after all.
Addressing usability concerns, one can create a simple script with error handling / friendly popup messages, and put an icon onto the Desktop for any user who is not comfortable with commandline. Of course this is not more than a workaround.
I hope this helps.