[Cialug] shell accounts

[Scott Prader]

http://freeshells.org/ seems to still be around.  They advertise that
they've gotten bigger and better than they were back in the 1990's.
 There's probably some truth to that.

There's also http://www.arbornet.org, which has been around a long time as
well.

Both services are free.  They probably do monitor, so do be careful about
what you do on there.  If you let them know that you are new, they will
probably refrain from initiating a talk session. :-)

-Scott


On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 11:44 AM, Nicolai <nicolai-cialug at chocolatine.org>wrote:

> On Sun, Nov 18, 2012 at 11:16:48AM -0600, chris rheinherren wrote:
> > Hi
> >
> > I've got some friends who are interested in Linux but don't want to take
> > the plunge off the deep end by installing it on their hard drives  Some
> not
> > even as virtual machines. So I'm thinking a shell account would be
> helpful
> > for someone to learn some basics of Linux command line.
>
> A $10 surplus machine would pay for itself quickly and give your
> friends addtional capabilities over a shell account.  You could probably
> even find $5 ones now, like the one I'm typing from. :)
>
> > So are there any recommendations from the group as to shell providers ...
> > free and paid.
>
> http://www.egghelp.org/shellhtml/12345-a-012-123.htm
>
> The only shell account I've paid money for is from a company that closed
> its doors years ago.  But from this list I recognize JEAH, KIRE, and a
> few others.  They've been around a long time.
>
> The best way to learn is to get a surplus box, install the OS, break it,
> reinstall... eventually learn how it works and stop breaking it.  Or get
> a shell account, get a basic feel, and then decide if you want to move
> to your own machine.
>
> Nicolai
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