The first thing I tried to do was click on the center image. Several screenshots of Qimo in use would improve the site tremendously.

I hope the keyboard repeat is set to off by default, because this is how my kid tttttttttyyyyyyyppppppppppeessssssssss

Nope. Prove me wrong, Qimo: nobody is going to know what Qimo is 2 years from now.

* It uses the exact same desktop metaphor as OS X.

* My kids (starting ~age 5) have had no trouble picking up enough Finder and Firefox to use their Mac.

* Its one killer app (TuxPaint) is far easier to install on OS X than it is to install Qimo anywhere else.

* The remainders of its apps are pretty much just that, especially compared to what kids can get from the web now. Sorry; calling it like I see it.

A real, supported, up-to-date web browser for kids with a rock-solid "kiosk" mode, yes. Give me a Paypal link. An Ubuntu distro, no.

Their site runs in ASP on Windows? That's a bit messed up for a linux distribution.

Just a quick note that you may want to consider a new name, when I read the brand name I mentally pronounced it as 'Chemo' as in chemo-therapy.

great idea! reminds me a bit about the olpc-approach to design ui's especially for children and exploring new concepts.

i couldn't find out too much about qimo on the homepage though... i think it would be a good idea to write how qimo differentiates from other distros. and link in the screenshots! :D

Keep up the good work -- We need more projects dedicated to children!