@ixokai Ugh, Rackspace... Thanks, I may well end up using that Linode: Being a NetAdmin now, I understand how critical console access is.
I should try AWS, just for professional reasons, but I'm lazy at heart. Linux hosting for five bucks and remote console access sounds pretty rad and lazy-friendly!
@Cupcake Ah, I think you were from just before my time, then.
@Thenomain Wow... then you're one of the people who helped me RP with friends and family when I moved away for college. And for getting me into this hobby, which helped teach me that I hate programming, kind-of like scripting, and really like networks.
Thanks!!
@ThatGuyThere It's also incredibly easy to just, you know, not code that wild die thing in.
I haven't played these fancy FATE and Numanuma or whatnot games, so I can't comment on that. But @Woragarten is right, Fiasco basically models the IC and OOC workings of a MU*. 
I love West End Games' d6 System they used for Star Wars, and I think as a core system you can hammer that thing onto anything and it fits. No mess, no fuss, you're adding dice to a pool, you can stay skilled or do multiple-actions for badassitude at high capabilities... and best of all, it's pretty damned simple to code.
I think the question begs the question, "and what kind of MU* would you want to play it on?" See here...
For a tight-knit MU* with a dozen players, half of which are online and available at any given time, I'd want a super-light system that encourages wide leeway in judgement. WEG d6 or Apocalypse World even.
For a MU* with a hundred players and expects to keep some internal consistency, I'd want something that codes clean and clear and has very little leeway in the system. Hero/Champions is great for this, you arbitrate relatively little of the system. (Granted, a lot of this comes down to having and enforcing OOC standards, which involves confrontation, which gamers aren't wonderful at.)
Then other systems work better if you want to code EVERYthing... and other systems work better if you want to basically be a platform for people to run their own stories that don't necessarily need to intersect...
One I'd like to see done on a MU* is Twilight: 2000, any version (even Twilight: 2013, whose excellent mechanics for psychological damage and teams were overshadowed by crotchety fans and abysmally unplayable book organization). I've only seen the CG done once: When I coded it as a teenager--and then suffered hard drive failure.
@faraday See? This is why I ask, everyone seems to have a piece of the puzzle. 
@Ashen-Shugar Hey thanks for the feedback! Great to see you're still in the hobby!
See, what got me into this line of thought is that AWS has a free tier:
The TL;DR: 1 Gig of RAM, "32 or 64-bit processor" and 750 hours per month (which is 31.25 days whether you're using Imperial or Metric units). I'm guessing it should be sufficient?
As for Intellectual Property, I'm more concerned with if Amazon gets a screwjob license to your softcode, theme files, etc etc. I thiiink the game I want to revive would be fine with that, and let's face it we're in a dying hobby so it's not an asset they'd use... but it's something that's on my mind.
Has anyone considered/used AWS for MU hosting?
It seems pretty ideal to me--free hosting, Amazon uptime and platform...
But maybe there are intellectual property concerns?
Is there any sort of consensus about this?
Thanks!
Since I'm about to post a little and try something in the MU* world again, I figure I should create this list so people know who the hell I am/was.
None
The Greatest Generation
Ravenswood Academy
Shang
Naruto Rivalry MUSH
Battlestar Kharon (I think)
The Reach
Serenity MUSH (I think)
BSSM MUX
... and a few dozen other characters lost to time.
Oh, I'm also Nanban Jim pretty much everywhere.