LINUXSHELL

Serving FREE and Sponsored Linux shell accounts since 2005. Free remote internet access for everyone !

WHAT IS A SHELL ACCOUNT ?

A shell account is a user account on a remote server which gives access to a shell via a command-line interface protocol such as telnet or ssh. You can read more about it on Wikipedia article.

BEHIND THE IDEA

My idea is to provide free remote internet access to everyone from everywhere on the planet. most of our users come from less developed areas and some dont even have the chance to use internet at home or in a close area where they live.

TELL ME WHY YOU WANT A FREE SHELL ACCOUNT

Each month I will grant one person a free shell account, if you will write the explanation how you could benefit from it. Please include the description and tell things about yourself and where/how you live and how you get internet access. You can include one or more photos of yourself. The story has to be at least 150 words long, and I will publish it on my website. Send the story to my E-mail address janprunk@gmail.com with the Subject: SHELL STORY

DONATIONS

In order to be able to provide this kind of service, I am looking for your support. Server equipment and internet access is expenssive. While I would like to expand the FREE service to be hosted on great connectivity inside datacenters, I can currently only do that for Subscription shells. 50 % of your incoming donations will be used for expanding this project, while another 50 % will be used for charity, like projects that promote computer/internet education in undeveloped areas. One of them, where I will donate is One Linux Per Child project.You can send your donations to my Linuxshell Pledgie fundraising campaign.Please be advised not to send less than 5 EUR, otherwise the processing fees will just "take" all your money.

To get a FREE Linux shell account, you need to do the following


  1. Buy/Get a Postcard in the souvenir shop
  2. Write your Name and Surname on the postcard
  3. Write username (8 characters maximum) on the postcard
  4. Write password (8 characters maximum) on the postcard
  5. Write your E-mail address on the postcard
  6. Connect your IRC client to irc.osirc.org and join channel #shells
  7. Register your Nickname, it must be the same as your username
  8. /msg Nickserv help register
  9. You should identify with nickserv at least once every 14 days to keep your account alive.
  10. /msg Nickserv help identify
  11. Ship the postcard to the following address :
Once your Postcard arrives, I will contact you to your E-mail address written on the postcard, and you will receive the information to log in. I suggest that you sign up for subscription shell to support the project and the costs that I have with server maintenance. Also you will benefit from subscription shell with additional services. Check the comparison table below to see it for yourself. To order a subscription shell, just click on the Paypal link below and it will automatically redirect you to secure Paypal online form, you can either pay with credit card or Paypal account. Check that you are paying to Jan Prunk K.D.

FEATURE
 FREE SHELL
 SUBSCRIPTION SHELL
BANDWIDTH (UP/DOWN)
 1/1 Mbit
 100/100 Mbit
MULTIHOMING
 NO
 YES
UPTIME
 24/7/365
 24/7/365
TRAFFIC (SOFT LIMIT)*
 500 MB
 50.000 MB
DRIVE QUOTA
 50 MB
 5000 MB
BACKGROUND PROCESSES
 1 (5 MB TOTAL)
 5 (25 MB TOTAL)
GNU C COMPILER
 NO
 YES
IRC ACCESS (irssi)
 YES
 YES
IRC BOUNCER (psybnc, znc)
 NO
 YES
IRC BOT (eggdrop)
 YES
 YES
WEBSITE
 NO
 YES
PHP
 NO
 YES
MYSQL
 NO
 YES
ACTIVATION TIME
 2 - 4 WEEKS
 INSTANT
(LESS THAN 24H)
ACTIVATION METHOD
 POSTCARD/DONATION
 E-MAIL
E-MAIL SUPPORT
 NO
 YES
PHONE SUPPORT
 NO
 SOON
SETUP FEE
 NONE
 NONE
PRICE
 FREE
 9.95 EUR/MONTH
(PAYPAL SSL LINK)


For all other enquiries or if you want to pay with another E-currency or Western Union, there is a yearly fee of 120 EUR, which gives you additionally one free month of service, contact owner at E-mail address janprunk@gmail.com. Please don't contact me for FREE shell questions and read the information on top of this page, the only possible way to sign up for a FREE shell is with Postcard. FREE shell enquiries sent to my E-mail will not be answered.

* Traffic Soft limit means that we don't support P2P connections, and every excessive bandwidth usage will be restricted.

LAST UPDATE : 30 DEC 2011

A CALL FOR SPONSORS

I am looking for partial sponsors for my project. You can sponsor in several ways. By signing up with a sponsor subscription plan or donating your unused PC/server hardware to be able to expand my services. Very appreciated would be 19" rack equipment which can be used at datacentres.

WISHLIST

I have designed a wishlist of items, which can be purchased through Amazon website. Every purchase from the wish list counts as donation.