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.

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