Linux Online - User Registration

User Registration

Registering at Linux Online is a great way for you to help improve this site. Each time you submit information on the site and we approve it for posting, you will earn TuxPoints^tm. Each month the user who earns the most TuxPoints will receive a certificate from Linux Online and a $20 gift certificate from Amazon.com or Linux Online. You will also be able to trade your TuxPoints for exclusive Linux Online merchandise at our online store.

Registration is required if you wish to participate in the following activities:

Post messages in online forum(s).
Purchase merchandise in our online store.
Enter giveaways.
Use URLWatch® to receive notices when we update information on the site.
Review changes submitted for a vendor, application, user group, distribution, project, etc that you created or submitted.
Receive the Linux Online Update^tm, our website newsletter.
Receive product announcements from Linux vendors.
View advertising statistics and reports online.
Become a subscriber of Linux Online.

A large number of people have asked us how they can contribute financially to this site. In order to give people this opportunity, we will soon be accepting subscriptions. Subscribers will receive a thank you gift as well as enjoy a discount on all purchases from our online store. Five different levels of subscription are available, each with different benefits. For more information about Linux Online subscriptions, click here.

Linux Online does not share any personal information collected from our site. Please consult our privacy policy for more information.

Instructions

All you need to do to become a registered user at Linux Online is to complete the form below. Read the explanations in each section and make sure you fill out the fields with a red star (*). These are mandatory.

After you complete the form, we will send you a confirmation email. In order to participate at the site, you will need to follow the instructions we give you in the email. To avoid problems in the future when you log in, we ask that you consider these suggestions:

Your secondary password is the most important information you choose. Make sure that you select a question and an answer that is easy to remember. For security reasons, we cannot send passwords by email if you forget both your login password AND your secondary password.
Repeated attempts to login that are unsuccessful will automatically disable the account, so it's important that you remember your login information. Also remember to enable cookies in your browser. The more recent browsers will let you receive cookies from only the sites you want. You may want to add www.linux.org to your list of allowed sites.

Registration Form



Login
Your login must be unique for all registered users. Please select it carefully. If someone else is using that particular login, you will be given a chance to pick another one.
Login:	*

Please enter your password in each of the two lines below. Both of them must be the same to be accepted.
Password #1:	*
Password #2:	*

This nickname is your online identity. It will be used for any messages that you post on this site. It must be unique for all registered users. Please select it carefully. If someone else is using that particular nickname, you will be given a chance to pick another one.
Nickname:	*

The following question and answer are your secondary password. They will be used to verify that you are the owner of this login if you forget your password. You will be asked this question again and if you give the same answer, we will email you the login password. Please select the most appropriate question and an answer you will remember.
Question:	*	What is your

Please enter your answer in each of the two lines below. Both of them must be the same to be accepted.
Answer #1:	*
Answer #2:	*

Email
Please enter your email address in each of the two lines below. Both of them must be the same to be accepted.
Email #1:	*
Email #2:	*

The Linux Online Update is our newsletter. Currently sent out when we have something to announce about the site, we are working to expand it to contain Linux events and news that you may find interesting. There may be up to 3 short (4 line) ads included with our content. Saying "Yes" below gives us your permission to send you the newsletter. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Newsletter:	*

Occasionally we are asked by Linux vendors to send an email to our registered users. The email is written by the vendor and focuses completely on their product. Saying "Yes" below gives us your permission to send you announcements. You may unsubscribe at any time.
Announcement:	*

If your email program can display either of these formats, please say 'Yes'. We may send you messages using these formats. Saying 'No' means that we will only send text messages.
Email HTML:	*
Email Flash:	*

Contact
Title:	*
First Name:	*
Middle Initial(s):
Last Name:	*
Country:	*

Required fields marked with *.

Linux Online does not share any personal information collected from our site. Please consult our privacy policy for more information.

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