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Free OpenBSD Shell Provider

38 points by there 17y ago

jgg 17y ago
I just signed up for an account. It seems fairly nice, but the big issue with shell accounts is whether or not they stick around. Their manifesto page (http://devio.us/manifesto http://devio.us/manifesto) seems to indicate that they're taking this seriously, so let's hope they stay. (:
- jff 17y ago
  Well, you know the old saying, "promises of eternal free services and a dime will buy you a cup of joe" :)
wwortiz 17y ago
This is really cool of the people who put it together because from the looks of it they are trying to build a community over generating any sort of revenue. They also activated my account right away which probably means they are having fun with it in their freetime.
ummyea 17y ago
loving it so far, very fast.
jorgecastillo 17y ago
Just what I needed to complement my OpenBSD learning (right now I have OpenBSD installed in my only computer). There is also an entry at the OpenBSD Journal. http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20100426213038 http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=2010042621303...
polera 17y ago
Great service. Really impressed with the default app set and speed.
lsc 17y ago
oh man, that's really interesting. It /might/ even be a realistic fremium model. The only real question is how they will cheaply handle abuse. If they can keep their abuse handling costs down, it's possible that they'll do rather well with this. But, I've found that charging massively helps deter abuse. Man, when I was doing the 'first month free' deal? that was bad for me. But maybe these folks can pull it off? But certainly, dealing with abuse cheaply will be the challenge. if they can solve that, they may end up doing quite well.
pilib 17y ago
I've been wanting to try out BSD *nix for some time... Community seems nice, I've spoken with admins regarding some registration issues and everything was sorted out immediately. I'll probably pay for the background processes even if I don't need them, cause they seem like a nice bunch ;).

38 points by there 17y ago

jgg 17y ago

I just signed up for an account. It seems fairly nice, but the big issue with shell accounts is whether or not they stick around. Their manifesto page (http://devio.us/manifesto http://devio.us/manifesto) seems to indicate that they're taking this seriously, so let's hope they stay. (:

jff 17y ago
Well, you know the old saying, "promises of eternal free services and a dime will buy you a cup of joe" :)

wwortiz 17y ago

This is really cool of the people who put it together because from the looks of it they are trying to build a community over generating any sort of revenue. They also activated my account right away which probably means they are having fun with it in their freetime.

ummyea 17y ago

loving it so far, very fast.

jorgecastillo 17y ago

Just what I needed to complement my OpenBSD learning (right now I have OpenBSD installed in my only computer). There is also an entry at the OpenBSD Journal. http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=20100426213038 http://undeadly.org/cgi?action=article&sid=2010042621303...

polera 17y ago

Great service. Really impressed with the default app set and speed.

lsc 17y ago

oh man, that's really interesting. It /might/ even be a realistic fremium model. The only real question is how they will cheaply handle abuse. If they can keep their abuse handling costs down, it's possible that they'll do rather well with this. But, I've found that charging massively helps deter abuse. Man, when I was doing the 'first month free' deal? that was bad for me. But maybe these folks can pull it off? But certainly, dealing with abuse cheaply will be the challenge. if they can solve that, they may end up doing quite well.

pilib 17y ago

I've been wanting to try out BSD *nix for some time... Community seems nice, I've spoken with admins regarding some registration issues and everything was sorted out immediately. I'll probably pay for the background processes even if I don't need them, cause they seem like a nice bunch ;).