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R.I.P. Linuxbox

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the another-good-guy-bites-the-dust dept.

Submitted by many: Linuxbox (AKA MassLinux), the hosting service that provided free server space for many open source and free software projects, went offline today at noon. Chris Gann, the company's owner, told me (by phone) that he's about $7000 short of keeping things going, which is almost exactly how much he's owed by deadbeat "paying" customers. Chris is a truly nice person, which may be why so many customers figured they could get away without paying him. If so, this is a sad commentary on the current Internet business climate.

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  1. Wow... thank you! by StalePez · · Score: 3
    How can I express the thanks and gratitude I have for the overwhelming amount of support I have received from the community. Amazing, simply amazing. I have been at a loss for words for some time now, and that has remained mostly unchanged, however I feel it's my duty to make an appearance to let you all know how I feel personally about this. I had lost a lot of faith in people since the troubles started brewing, but thanks to all of you I have renewed energy and hope!

    For those of you wishing to make donations or send money, you may do so by sending check/money order/cash/shoelaces/whatever to:

    MassLinux
    55 Water Street
    Shelburne Falls, MA 01370
    USA

    I wish I had something more prolific to say, but unfortunately I am still sincerely at a loss for words both over our tragedy and over your generosity and support. We really believe in Open Source and the OSS community at large. We have always been avid supporters of linux since that cold autumn day in 1994 when I first discovered SLS Linux :-)

    As it has been known for some time, the domain name LINUXBOX.COM has been for sale. We wanted to use that revenue to expand our GNU/OSS offerings and create a nice site dedicated soleley to those efforts. It's still for sale :-) Unfortunately, due to lack of investors, this was a necessity for us.

    I have been getting a TON of email, I will respond to all of it. Right now my hands are shaking and I'm too excited and shellshocked to be of much use, but let me just say one last thing: From the bottoms of our hearts, we thank you all tremendously!!

    --Chris

    Chris Gann
    MassLinux