README
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-StatusNet 0.9.3 ("Half a World Away")
-29 June 2010
+StatusNet 0.9.4 "Orange Crush"
+16 August 2010
This is the README file for StatusNet, the Open Source microblogging
platform. It includes installation instructions, descriptions of
you can move back and forth between a hosted version or a version
installed on your own servers.
+A commercial software subscription is available from StatusNet Inc. It
+includes 24-hour technical support and developer support. More
+information at http://status.net/contact or email sales@status.net.
+
License
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New this version
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-This is a minor bug and feature release since version 0.9.2 released on
-4 May 2010.
+This is a security, bug and feature release since version 0.9.3 released on
+29 June 2010.
For best compatibility with client software and site federation, and a lot of
bug fixes, it is highly recommended that all public sites upgrade to the new
Notable changes this version:
-- Enhanced API output to aid StatusNet-specific clients
+- OpenID and OAuth libraries patched for potential timing attack
+- OStatus feed i/o updated for Activity Streams
+- Correctness fixes on XRD, other discovery bits
+- Support for contacting SNI-based SSL virtual hosts when SSL
+ certificate verification is enabled (requires PHP 5.3.2+ or
+ enabling CURL backend with $config['http']['curl'] = true)
+- Experimental SubMirror plugin
+- Multi-site status_network table mode has been tweaked to support
+ multiple tags better
- Many updates to user interface translation from TranslateWiki
-- OStatus now works subscribing to SSL-protected sites by default
-- OpenID now works on PHP 5.3, supports closer site integration.
-- Numerous API and FOAF output fixes.
-- Fixes to Facebook integration for FB API behavior changes
-- PostgreSQL support updates
-- Initial version of a custom theme uploader (disabled by default)
-- LDAP auth plugins cleanup
- Many other bugfixes
-A full changelog is available at http://status.net/wiki/StatusNet_0.9.3.
+A full changelog is available at http://status.net/wiki/StatusNet_0.9.4.
Prerequisites
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- MySQL. For accessing the database.
- GD. For scaling down avatar images.
- mbstring. For handling Unicode (UTF-8) encoded strings.
-- gettext. For multiple languages. Default on many PHP installs.
For some functionality, you will also need the following extensions:
Sphinx server to serve the search queries.
- bcmath or gmp. For Salmon signatures (part of OStatus). Needed
if you have OStatus configured.
+- gettext. For multiple languages. Default on many PHP installs;
+ will be emulated if not present.
You will almost definitely get 2-3 times better performance from your
site if you install a PHP bytecode cache/accelerator. Some well-known
1. Unpack the tarball you downloaded on your Web server. Usually a
command like this will work:
- tar zxf statusnet-0.9.2.tar.gz
+ tar zxf statusnet-0.9.4.tar.gz
...which will make a statusnet-0.9.2 subdirectory in your current
directory. (If you don't have shell access on your Web server, you
2. Move the tarball to a directory of your choosing in your Web root
directory. Usually something like this will work:
- mv statusnet-0.9.2 /var/www/statusnet
+ mv statusnet-0.9.4 /var/www/statusnet
This will make your StatusNet instance available in the statusnet path of
your server, like "http://example.net/statusnet". "microblog" or
parameters correctly so that both the SSL server and the
"normal" server can access the session cookie and
preferably other cookies as well.
-shorturllength: Length of URL at which URLs in a message exceeding 140
- characters will be sent to the user's chosen
- shortening service.
+shorturllength: ignored. See 'url' section below.
dupelimit: minimum time allowed for one person to say the same thing
twice. Default 60s. Anything lower is considered a user
or UI error.
'search', 'message', 'settings', 'admin'. Ignored when site
is private, in which case the entire site ('/') is disallowed.
+url
+---
+
+Everybody loves URL shorteners. These are some options for fine-tuning
+how and when the server shortens URLs.
+
+shortener: URL shortening service to use by default. Users can override
+ individually. 'ur1.ca' by default.
+maxlength: If an URL is strictly longer than this limit, it will be
+ shortened. Note that the URL shortener service may return an
+ URL longer than this limit. Defaults to 25. Users can
+ override. If set to 0, all URLs will be shortened.
+maxnoticelength: If a notice is strictly longer than this limit, all
+ URLs in the notice will be shortened. Users can override.
+ -1 means the text limit for notices.
+
Plugins
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