Any one sane uses open software, whether it is their OS or keyboard firmware. Prevents you from being screwed over in the future. So let's just agree to use the open source tools that are available, none of this AIKON thing...
And by the way, I finished the 25th controller yesterday. Or as far as I can anyway, I still don't have header pins or reed switches. But they are quick to mount when I get them. I should be placing an order today.
I also ran into some problem with the ATmega32u4RC (the chip factory set to run on the internal 8MHz source). I only mounted one, but I couldn't get that to work. I may possibly have botched it up somehow, but that would be rather a coincidence. All other 24 seem to work fine. I have to investigate this further today.. I was hoping it would be easy to just reprogram the fuses with a serial programmer to use an external 16MHz oscillator instead like normal.