Comment by taylorbuley
Comment by taylorbuley 2 days ago
Pretty unrelated, but if you are a developer and don't have a lifetime SDF.org membership, you should.
Comment by taylorbuley 2 days ago
Pretty unrelated, but if you are a developer and don't have a lifetime SDF.org membership, you should.
It basically dates back to when having access to a Unix system meant that you needed to be at a university or a big employer or some such. These guys provided one for free.
Currently you can get some basic email, web hosting, etc. for a one time $1 donation. You can get more for a one time $36 donation.
They also have internal “forums” and chat and such as well as offering a bunch of related services like VPS, dial up, VPN, a Minecraft server, etc. Realistically, you can get a lot more for a lot less with modern hosts but between nostalgia and the limited environment having a particular kind of charm, it is kinda neat.
So this seems to be a membership to access a remote Unix system and share it with others?
Why SDF over a free limitless VPS?
I joined SDF last year and was disappointed. I was willing to tolerate the limitations (eg. can't change your shell unless "validated"; can't even 'touch' a file...) in exchange for community but it's a ghost town. To make matters worse, IRC for new users is only available on a Sunday!
I would love to give it another shot but I don't understand what its value is in 2025.