Like most new account holders, I've been very frustrated by the unavailabilty of First Land. There is much speculation, both in-game and in the forums, about the reasons for lack of FL. Much of the speculation centres around the fact that there are a lot of large account holders who have paid Linden Labs large sums for land which they intend to sell or let. Clearly, for them, high land prices and little or no First Land is a very good thing.
Despite all of the speculation, I haven't really been able to find any official Linden comment on what exactly is going on. I'd like to ask a few questions.
1. Is Linden Labs still committed to the idea of FL? Is this likely to change?
2. Why is First Land so scarce?
3. Why has it been so scarce for so long?
4. What are you doing to alleviate the problem?
5. What would LL see as a reasonable period of time for a new account holder to have to wait to find some FL after opening an account?
6. How long do you anticipate it will be before the goal set out in 5 above is met?