In 1995, several hundred persons experienced in computer conferencing were
conferring electronically to discuss the past and imagine the future of online
communities and commercial communications services.
As a result of those discussions we decided to join together to create a
member-owned virtual community and commercial non-profit online service, The
River.
Our goal has been to share what we have learned online and then apply our
collective wisdom to design that which will be in the future.
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"The River is an open, self-governing, uncensored, economically
sustainable, computer conferencing system. The central missions of the River
are to maintain a medium for conversations among a group of diverse people, and
to foster virtual communities which control their own destiny. The River
Community is owned and governed by the people who create the high-quality
conversations which are the source of the River's value. The River is dedicated
to experimentation, and welcomes newcomers."
To members and subscribers the River provides, in this priority:
conferencing (command line and web interface), email, and shell access.
Beginning in 1999 the River also offers leased private conferencing to
members, subscribers, and others. The River is co-housed with an existing
concern which offers net access. The River is available
from your ISP. There is no direct dial-in access.
User fees are $10 monthly, or $100 for a full year in advance.
For new users paying monthly, the second month's fee will be waived.
Each user will be allowed 5 Megabytes of free disk storage. Additional
storage will be charged for at the rate of $1 per meg per month.
If you would like more information on signing up for the River, check out
our Sign-Up page.
The River is a member-owned, member-governed co-op. Any River account
holder can become a member by paying the annual membership fee of $50.
The River is incorporated in the State of California.
You can contact us via email at (support08@river.org)
Questions to (support08@river.org)
The River is a service mark of The River Cooperative
Corporation. We use the Yapp
Conferencing Software.
Web page corrections to webmaster08@river.org
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