Re: [Staffslug] The Open Hosting project

On 08/11/2007, *adam nicholls* <inkysplat(a)gmail.com <mailto:inkysplat@gmail.com>> wrote: On 08/11/2007, Kris Douglas <kris(a)softdel.co.uk <mailto:kris@softdel.co.uk>> wrote: > I have been thinking a bit, and I have come up with somewhat of an idea. I > just want some input from you guys, and gals. > > I was thinking about an open source web hosting project, where we run a > donations/ low cost based web hosting service that can benefit the Linux > community, where the money received goes to a Linux project or a charity, or > something like that. > > The basis of the idea is to get everyone involved in providing things like > hardware to host a machine with a web hosting system on it. So people can > have their own website on a sub domain for next to no money. Now, I've > posted this on the Ubuntu UK thread, as well as my local LUG's to get ideas > and input, and maybe use Ubuntu as the drive behind the project. > > I don't know, any input from people would be handy, I'm definitely willing > to put some of my little free time to good use, I have machines, and a > decent connection, but it stops about there. > > Finally, what makes this idea different from any of those other hosting > services out there? Basically, the fact that it's going to be actually > providing some kind of good to a Community or Charity. > > So yeah, ideas? Anyone? > > -- > Kris Douglas > Softdel Limited Hosting Services > > Web: www.softdel.net <http://www.softdel.net> > Mail: kris(a)softdel.net <mailto:kris@softdel.net> > _______________________________________________