About us
Who are we ?
Tau Ceti is a not-for-profit organisation that was formed in February 2003 by a group of technologists who decided that the best way to support their hosting needs would be to set up an organisation which helps other people with their hosting needs — a virtuous cycle was born.
You too can become a subscriber to Tau Ceti!
On doing so, you join our great community of technologists, artists, enthusiasts, small businesses and extraordinary people who host their websites on our server.
Get started - become a subscriber
It’s easy — simply download our domain registration form, enter the details about you and your domain, scan it and send it through to our secretary. We’ll assign the setup of your domain to one of our volunteers and have you up and running in no time. Our charges are simple too — just $10 setup and $7.50 per month.
Register now.We have many other offerings too including secondary DNS, domain forwarding, static IP’s among others. Be sure to read our standing orders for a full rundown of our services.
Some of our happy subscribers include:
- Geoff “Jeff” Hook — Newspaper cartoonist and legend
- Mawson’s Huts Foundation
- Australasian Animal Studies Association
- Weary Dunlop Foundation
Get involved — become a member
Volunteers keep Tau Ceti running smoothly. Enthusiastic individuals who can bring their console-kung-fu or administrative genius to our organisation are very welcome. A one-time only membership fee of $50 gets you on board and we’ll start finding interesting and useful things to do to help us keep Tau Ceti a going concern. We’re always looking for people who can contribute to the day to day operation of a volunteer organisation.
Our current members include:
How we work
The Tau Ceti Co-operative Ltd is governed by a set of rules, registered with the Registrar of Co-operatives in the State of Victoria, Australia. Like all registered co-operatives we are also covered by the Co-operatives Act of 1996.
Incidentally…
Tau Ceti is a star that has been popular in science fiction stories and some home computer games. What our chances are of being featured in stories and games we don’t know. However, there’s definitely life in this Tau Ceti Co-operative! As for the star, if you want to know more have a look at Christoph Kulmann’s web page on it.
Official
- You should make yourself familiar and comfortable with our terms and conditions and our privacy statement.
- We have a comprehensive outline of our operations.
- Our standing orders provides a detailed schedule of our fees.
- Our rules detail the governance of our co-operative.