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+# Welcome to thunix!
+
+We're so glad you could drop by and we hope you enjoy your visit. Stay a
+while! Feel free to inquire about what we have to offer and explore our
+services.
+
+
+## About thunix
+
+thunix offers Secure Shell (SSH) accounts, Web Hosting, Email Accounts,
+and many other services. But, most of all, we are a community of users.
+It was founded by hexhaxtron in the Summer of 2017, and was continued by
+[amcclure](/~amcclure) and [ubergeek](/~ubergeek) since 2018. We aim to
+provide the best service possible with a wide variety of features, and
+we hope you have fun with it!
+
+
+## Project Phoenix
+
+The thunix Phoenix project aims to provide a new user experience for
+shell users, with integration into the wider Tildeverse network.
+
+Join us on IRC on irc.tilde.chat/6697 in the #thunix channel, or just
+click here for a web client: [![#thunix channel](https://tilde.chat/badges/badge.php?channel=%23thunix)](https://web.tilde.chat/?join=thunix)
+
+If you want to sign up for an account, simply open our [signup
+form](/signup.php) and provide us with:
+
+* Your contact name
+* Your email address (so that we can contact you with login details)
+* Your desired username (all lowercase, alphanumeric characters only, no spaces)
+* How you heard about us and what interests you in thunix
+* Your Public SSH Key
+
+thunix tries to adhere to the values and philosophy of the Hacker Ethic
+whenever possible. The hacker ethics and beliefs as described by Levy
+are:
+
+* Access to computers - and anything which might teach you something about the way the world works - should be unlimited and total. Always yield to the Hands-On Imperative!
+* All information should be free
+* Mistrust authority - promote decentralization
+* Hackers should be judged by their hacking, not criteria such as degrees, age, race, sex, or position
+* You can create art and beauty on a computer
+* Computers can change your life for the better
+
+thunix will never use proprietary software but users can do that if they
+wish. This is something they should avoid however.
+
+If you want to help keep thunix running, please consider
+[donating](donate).