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1 <!DOCTYPE html> 2 <html lang="en_GB"> 3 <head> 4 <meta charset="UTF-8"> 5 <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> 6 <title>ESSE</title> 7 <link rel="stylesheet" href="main.css"> 8 </head> 9 10 <body> 11 <header> 12 <h1>ESSE rules</h1> 13 <pre><a href="/index.html">Home</a> | <a href="/rules.html">Rules</a></pre> 14 <hr> 15 </header> 16 17 <h2>Dear ESSE user,</h2> 18 19 <p> 20 These rules fill the purposes of describing a) common sense guidance on how to behave on ESSE, and b) how ESSE is governed. 21 The rules are made to ensure a functional and healthy environment, if you see a violation of the rules please report it to the owners. 22 Any other server administration issues can also be brought up to the owners. 23 </p> 24 25 <h3>Global rules:</h3> 26 <ol type="1"> 27 <li>Do not use ESSE for malicious or illegal purposes</li> 28 <li>Use system resources responsibly</li> 29 <li>No pornography, gore, or any other vile content</li> 30 <li>Respect the privacy of other users</li> 31 <li>Don't be a dick</li> 32 <li>Access to ESSE is granted by the owners</li> 33 <li>The owners reserve the right to take action against any misbehaving user</li> 34 </ol> 35 36 <h3>Housekeeping:</h3> 37 <ol type="1"> 38 <li>Compress large amounts of shared files to conserve storage space</li> 39 <li>Users are encouraged to be active in the community, and to contribute by e.g. helping other users in need</li> 40 <li>Sharing is encouraged, use the `/srv/shared` (symlinked to `~/shared`) frequently ... but keep it tidy</li> 41 <li>Internal communications are mainly to be done via local e-mail (for now)</li> 42 <li>Users are responsible for safeguarding their own data against leaks or loss; treat anything on ESSE as being public and at risk of deletion at any moment</li> 43 <li>Individuals can request and pay for optional upgrades to ESSE, this does not make such individuals owners</li> 44 <li>Users can requset for packages to be installed</li> 45 </ol> 46 47 <h3>Sudoer rules:</h3> 48 <ol type="1"> 49 <li>Do not abuse sudo powers</li> 50 <li>Only become the root user if needed</li> 51 <li>Manage the system responsibly, and make all owners aware of core changes</li> 52 <li>Do not switch to another user's account without their permission, unless it is required for agreed maintenance</li> 53 <li>Think before you type; respect the danger inherent in sudo powers</li> 54 </ol> 55 56 <h3>Ownership rules:</h3> 57 <ol type="1"> 58 <li>The owners are the users paying the base VPS cost (as defined by the present owners) for ESSE, and shall split this cost equally amongst themselves</li> 59 <li>Being an owner requires continuous approval from all owners that has joined ESSE before this particular owner</li> 60 <li>Any reimageing, migrating, or upgrades of the VPS, including upgrades requested and paid for by individuals, must be approved by all owners</li> 61 <li>Owners make decisions in full agreement: a decision shall not be made until all owners agree</li> 62 <li>All owners are to be made sudoers, and all sudoers shall be owners</li> 63 </ol> 64 65 <pre> 66 Kind regards, 67 The ESSE owners 68 69 --- 70 71 Log of owners: 72 - shipwreckt (2025-02-20) 73 - gositi (2026-07-07) 74 75 Last updated on 2026-07-21, in agreement by all listed above. 76 </pre> 77 78 79 80 81 </main> 82 83 <footer> 84 <hr> 85 <pre>Email: <a href="mailto:contact@esse-box.uk">contact@esse-box.uk</a> © 2026 ESSE</pre> 86 </footer> 87 </body> 88 </html> 89