Redmond Linux Corp

Redmond Linux was founded in the year 2000 by Joseph Cheek , an entrepreneur who had previously worked for both Microsoft and Linuxcare. In late 2001 it merged with embedded systems company DeepLinux; the merged entity was named Redmond Linux Corporation. The company's first product was Redmond Linux Personal, an easy-to-use Linux desktop operating system.

The company was renamed Lycoris in January 2002.