Perhaps the librarians would accept a different initialisation method ... one that I use here is a USB flash key with a boot/olpc.fth file which automatically wipes a laptop. As a result, it is dangerous, and kept separate from others. Powering up with it inserted loses all stored data, and reflashes to a standard build.
An example of something similar is in the mkbootable.sh script in xodist (the debxo image builder), which has a prompt for "yes" before it erases everything. A copy of the script is attached ... look inside it for the olpc.fth that is constructed. Having a "ruin everything" object (the USB flash key) means it can be scripted, made simple, yet secured in a locked draw to prevent accidental use. I've tested this method only on unlocked laptops. For locked laptops some similar method might be used. -- James Cameron http://quozl.linux.org.au/
mkbootable.sh
Description: Bourne shell script
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