Thanks for chiming in Tes.
Vigrith, Tes and I have come to the agreement months back they he gives ups the design rights or any monetary gains in exchange that I fulfill the one-offs/founder's edition participants and get their orders fulfilled. The prototypes that you see in the op is the actual prototypes that belong to these people funded solely by Project Keyboard. I will not release the names or any further information as I respect their identity and do not want them to be involved in any of this unnecessary drama. If you are genuinely interested in this board, I welcome you guys to this IC/GB and hope that we stay on track with what we are all here for: Keyboards.
Keyboards good. Drama bad. I’m looking forward to following along on the progress of this exciting project.
What drama? You had one guy randomly come out of left field with a bunch of actually relevant information that was seemingly not going to be shared otherwise, the fact he appears to be a raving lunatic does not invalidate the fact that it's unsettling to not mention something of this magnitude of relevance prior to being asked to (nicely or otherwise).
There's no drama here, and I definitely don't think the names of the backers should be revealed, that was never my intent. My sole point is that I think when it comes to such a touchy subject for so many people (who are owed items, who paid for GBs they haven't received, who paid for one offs they haven't received, etc), transparency without having to be nudged about it is key.
I have no issue with people working with Tesletron, he's an amazing designer no doubt about it, and if nothing else I think helping him out is the humane thing to do. That said, it doesn't invalidate the fact his name (and by association, anyone working with him) comes with warranted and earned baggage that cannot be ignored. People need to be made aware of that whether you guys like it or not, I think that's the bare minimum of a courtesy toward your prospect clients so that they can then make an informed decision regarding not only whether or not they are interested in the board
but also if it's something they feel comfortable supporting all things considered. Same way people can keep buying counterfeit tealios if they want to support the factory in question, it's just about making an informed decision (be it "wrong" or "right").