[LinuxBIOS] olpc hardware openness

[Rogelio Serrano]

On 5/13/07, ron minnich <rminnich at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 5/12/07, Rogelio Serrano <rogelio.serrano at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > >
> >
> > cool! Now how do we get our hands on one?
> >
> > Can somebody actually fabricate similar? Just a motherboard with dumb
> > a video framebuffer.
>
> Well, rather than focus on OLPC, it might make more sense to focus on
> low-cost LX platforms. OLPC is designed very specifically for kids,

Where do i get more info on this?

> and I (for one) find the keyboard very hard to use. It's a fantastic
> platform, just not for me.
>

I want a different keyboard layout myself. I prefer dvorak in a
straight grid with no capslock and extra keys with fixed specific
commands. Maybe i could try this first as an exercise in pcb layout.

> But I agree with your goals here: we need to move away from PC
> platforms, if only to escape all the DRM that is being hardwire into
> them.
>
> thanks
>
> ron
>