3 Distributed Social Network
5 IMPORTANT: Please see the file INSTALL for system requirements.
7 Mistpark is a social network without boundaries. Mistpark installations can
8 all link together into a global social network which is free from central
9 control. We are also developing connectors to seamlessly communicate with many
10 other open social networks and providers - GNU-social, Diaspora, Status.net,
11 and even the larger closed services such as Facebook and Twitter.
13 Over the coming months, the boundaries between these networks will start to
14 become indistinguishable as they all become part of your social circle.
16 Your personal thoughts and conversations belong to you - and are shared with
17 those you wish to share them with.
21 Mistpark is secure, and as private as you wish it to be. Our privacy settings
22 are straight-forward and simple, because we know that relationships rarely are
23 (straight-forward and simple). Whether you're communicating with drinking
24 buddies or potential employers, you can rest assured that each is only able to
25 see the side of you that you wish to present.
27 A single instance of Mistpark Server supports up to several hundred people
28 using commodity hosting hardware. Each of these people can connect with any
29 other supported network anywhere in the world and share photos, links,
30 status updates, whatever.
32 But maybe you don't want to be connect to the world. That's OK too. Mistpark
33 may also be closed off from the global community and used to support
34 social networking amongst corporate, educational, religious, and other private
35 communities. This makes it an excellent choice for the social networking needs
36 of young teenagers. Their network can grow to global scope as their maturity
37 increases - and can be made available only to their known friends until then.
39 Every person on Mistpark has unlimited profiles available to them. There is a
40 "public profile" which can be seen by anybody. Additional profiles may be
41 tailored to specific groups or individuals.
43 Groups may be setup for closed conversations. In this way your conversations
44 with one group of friends is completely isolated from other friends or groups
47 Please see http://mistpark.com for more information.
49 At the present time, you may contact the author and raise issues via
50 the source code repository on github.com.
52 http://github.com/macgirvin/mistpark
54 It's your network now. If social networking isn't what you thought it would
55 be, help us to make it better.
57 Please support mistpark with a donation.