The Mare Crisium Soviet Socialist Regency (The Soviet) is one of the
colonies in the circumlunar.space universe. There other two sister
colonies are:
DIR The Mare Serenitatis Circumlunar Corporate Republic
DIR The Mare Tranquillitatis People's Circumlunar Zaibatsu
The Soviet is a non-commercial public-access Unix server (pubnix)
offering shell account and gopher/gemini hosting to anyone who asks, at
no cost. The colony is inspired by the principle of "Small Internet":
TEXT read "The Small Internet Manifesto" (by spring)
TEXT read "Pubnix as an ecosystem" (by KatolaZ)
and is federated with other pubnix systems administered by like-minded
people.
Anybody with an interest for Unix systems and the intention to
participate to the life of a small community by sharing resources and
knowledge is welcome to sign-up for an account:
DIR More information about signing up for an account
In particular, if you are interested in publishing your stuff through
gopher/gemini and/or in sharing knowledge and experience with other
fellow Unix enthusiasts, then this is the right place for you.
The server is running OpenBSD and provides a multi-user, full-featured,
text-based Unix environment, intended for development, publication of
content (e.g., gopher pages, phlogs, gemini capsules, etc.), and
collaboration. The focus of the colony is on use and development of
minimalist Unix software and simple Internet protocols, on sharing
knowledge and resources, and on improving the environment for the joy of
the colony members and of the wider circumlunar universe.
TEXT More information about Principles and Organisation of The Soviet
DIR Frequently Asked Questions about The Soviet
Due to the limited amount of resources available, and to ensure that the
members of the colony can establish meaningful relationships with other
fellow members, the maximum number of colony members is set to 48.
All the colony members get a shell account with a Base Disk Quota (BDQ)
initially set to 100MB, where they can host a gopherspace and/or a
gemini capsule. The BDQ will be periodically reviewed by The Union and
increased appropriately, for all the members of The Soviet, according to
the level of activity and collaboration observed in the colony. Due to
the imposed restrictions on personal resources, lightweight and simple
software is preferred to heavy and bloated alternatives. Colony members
can participate to the wider circumlunar.space community by means of
shared BBS, inter-server email, and a private IRC network.
TEXT More information about software available at The Soviet
The focus of The Soviet is on simple protocols and applications. In
particular, members of the colony can publish material via gopher or
gemini, but they *do not have a web space*. If you are looking for a
place where to host your webpages, then this system is not for you.
Outbound connections are heavily restricted by a firewall that allows
only a scant list of protocols towards a selection of other pubnix
systems. If you are looking for a place from which to send spam, seed
torrents, port-scan other machines, scrap websites, etc., then this
system is not for you.
The Soviet is maintained and administered by KatolaZ.
TEXT More information about Principles and Organisation of The Soviet
DIR More information about signing up for an account
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