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color=#0000ff size=2>I was actually thinking something along similar lines, i
have gone as far as getting a dedicated server hosted in the
us.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=265052623-08112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>My thoughts had been to offer free hosting and take
donations which would be invested in the server/hosting, one of these things
being buying domains for projects etc.</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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<DIV dir=ltr align=left><SPAN class=265052623-08112007><FONT face=Arial
color=#0000ff size=2>Regards,</FONT></SPAN></DIV>
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color=#0000ff size=2>Daniel</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR>
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<FONT face=Tahoma size=2><B>From:</B> ubuntu-uk-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com
[mailto:ubuntu-uk-bounces@lists.ubuntu.com] <B>On Behalf Of </B>Kris
Douglas<BR><B>Sent:</B> 08 November 2007 19:29<BR><B>To:</B> StaffSlug Linux
UserGroup; Wolverhampton Linux User Group; British Ubuntu
Talk<BR><B>Subject:</B> [ubuntu-uk] The Open Hosting
project<BR></FONT><BR></DIV>
<DIV></DIV>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.<BR><BR>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.
<BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>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.<BR><BR>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. <BR><BR>So
yeah, ideas? Anyone?<BR clear=all><BR>-- <BR>Kris
Douglas<BR> Softdel Limited Hosting
Services<BR><BR> Web: <A
href="http://www.softdel.net">www.softdel.net</A><BR> Mail:
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