[Localization] int keyboards

[Yama Ploskonka]

OK, since you're forcing me to :-), I'll make public this intention

I am planning to do a few little test to do the rubber part of the 
keyboard, which then can be silkscreened/localized to any layout.  Both 
  are rather trivial technology issues, and then the local user groups 
could maybe hack those into their laptops if they are insistent on 
having a localized keyboard.  If these work, I could probably source 
that in Bolivia for Q4.

Remembering the Nigeria fiasco, would I get in any high water with 
distributing something like this?


In principle silkscreening on a plain green or any color keyboard would 
be a non-issue, even I can do that, a professional shop in a developing 
country would be happy to do it for less than 200 USD per hundred 
keyboards, the setup being the most expensive, printing itself costing 
but a few cents.

Making the rubber piece itself is a bit more tricky, because it has to 
be a material that can last.  Now, if we could buy a few thousand of 
those direct from the provider in China, blank, then we could do really 
whatever, Ed would be SO happy!

Yama

  Lionel Laské (C2S) wrote:
> Very good idea.
> 
> More: why not give keyboards stocks to locals grassroot in target countries for G1G1 Europe ?
> 
> So every people buy a laptop with an English keyboard and have opportunity to exchange it to its local grassroot.
> 
> It could be a very good way:
> - For local grassroot to federate XO community in their country,
> - For OLPC to promote grassroots in Europe.
> 
> By the way, as NN said: "Everyone should try disassembling their XO", so if someone want a localized keyboard, it should disassembly the XO first to plug the right keyboard !
> 
>            Lionel Laské.