The penguin is the unofficial mascot for Linux, and it got me thinking about the global community of open source programmers — all those rockhoppers. Thousands of developers for the kernel, Debian, KDE, Mozilla, OpenOffice and hundreds of other software teams make LindowsOS possible.
At MP3.com, thousands of artists provided music and we paid them more than $10 million in royalties. In a similar manner, Lindows.com needs to grow a positive relationship with the developers that enable our business. Today we're kicking off a program with KDE to make LindowsOS software available to their developers at no cost. All major versions will be free to open source developers. We see this as a first step in growing a symbiotic relationship.
Oh, and my nominee for best movie of the year: 'Winged Migration.' Don't be confused by the documentary designation — this is a great movie.
Michael Robertson, Lindows.com
