Edit /etc/fstab to add the following line to allow any user to
mount /mnt/floppy which is particularly convenient from the
Gnome mount applets which you can click on to cause a mount or
unmount. Or create symbolic links for Gnome from your
/.gnome-desktop directory to /floppy. Then Gnome seems
to magically do the mounting for you when you open them (they will
appear on your Gnome desktop and you can change the icons to more
appropriate symbols such as a floppy). I guess you better make sure
you unmount the floppy before you physically remove the media.
/dev/fd0 /mnt/floppy auto defaults,noauto,users,rw 0 0