-# GNU social 1.1.3 (beta3)
-February 2015
-
-(c) Free Software Foundation, Inc
-(c) StatusNet, Inc
+# GNU social 2.0.x
+(c) 2010-2019 Free Software Foundation, Inc
This is the README file for GNU social, the free
software social networking platform. It includes
general information about the software and the
project.
-Some other files to review:
+The file INSTALL.md has useful instructions on how to
+install this software.
+
+System administrators may find the `DOCUMENTATION/SYSTEM_ADMINISTRATORS`
+directory useful, namely:
-- INSTALL: instructions on how to install the software.
-- UPGRADE: upgrading from earlier versions
-- CONFIGURE: configuration options in gruesome detail.
-- PLUGINS.txt: how to install and configure plugins.
-- EVENTS.txt: events supported by the plugin system
-- COPYING: full text of the software license
+- upgrade_from: upgrading from different software
+- CONFIGURE.md: configuration options in gruesome detail.
+- PLUGINS.md: how to install and configure plugins.
-Information on using GNU social can be found in
-the "doc" subdirectory or in the "help" section
-on-line, or you can catch us on IRC in #social on
-the freenode network.
+Developers may find the `DOCUMENTATION/DEVELOPERS` directory useful.
## About
(and you can add more!). Users can choose which
people to "follow" and receive only their friends'
or colleagues' status messages. It provides a
-similar service to sites like Twitter, Google+ or
-Facebook, but is much more awesome.
+similar service to proprietary social network sites,
+but is much more awesome.
With a little work, status messages can be sent to
mobile phones, instant messenger programs (using
XMPP), and specially-designed desktop clients that
support the Twitter API.
-GNU social supports an open standard called
-OStatus <https://www.w3.org/community/ostatus/> that lets users in
+GNU social supports open standards (such as OStatus
+<https://www.w3.org/community/ostatus/>) that lets users in
different networks follow each other. It enables a
distributed social network spread all across the
Web.
particulars. See each package's license file in the extlib directory
for additional terms.
-## New this version
-
-This is a security fix and bug fix release since 1.1.3-beta2.
-All 1.1.x sites should upgrade to this version.
-
-So far it includes the following changes:
-
-- XSS security fix (thanks Simon Waters, <https://www.surevine.com/>)
-- Many improvements to ease adoption of the Qvitter front-end <https://github.com/hannesmannerheim/qvitter>
-- Protocol adaptions for improved performance and stability
-- Backing up a user's account now appears to work as it should
-
-Upgrades from _StatusNet_ 1.1.1 will also experience these improvements:
-
-- Fixes for SQL injection errors in profile lists.
-- Improved ActivityStreams JSON representation of activities and objects.
-- Upgrade to the Twitter 1.1 API.
-- More robust handling of errors in distribution.
-- Fix error in OStatus subscription for remote groups.
-- Fix error in XMPP distribution.
-- Tracking of conversation URI metadata (more coherent convos)
+Refer to COPYING.md for full text of the software license..
### Troubleshooting
To get it, use the git version control tool
<http://git-scm.com/> like so:
- git clone git@gitorious.org:social/mainline.git
+ git clone git@notabug.org:diogo/gnu-social.git
In the current phase of development it is probably
recommended to use git as a means to stay up to date
with the source code. You can choose between these
branches:
-- 1.1.x "stable", few updates, well tested code
-- master "testing", more updates, usually working well
-- nightly "unstable", most updates, not always working
+* 1.20.x "oldstable", few updates, well tested coded
+* master "stable", usually working well
+* nightly "testing", most updates, not always working as expected
+
+To keep it up-to-date, use `git pull`. Watch for conflicts!
-To keep it up-to-date, use 'git pull'. Watch for conflicts!
+As in any upgrade, do __not__ forget to run `/scripts/upgrade.php`.
## Further information
* The #social IRC channel on freenode.net <https://www.freenode.net/>.
* The unofficial XMPP room linked to IRC on <xmpp:gnusocial@conference.bka.li>
* The GNU social website <https://gnu.io/social/>
-* Following us on GNU social -- <https://quitter.se/gnusocial>
* GNU social has a bug tracker for any defects you may find, or ideas for
- making things better. <https://bugz.foocorp.net/>
-* Patches are welcome, preferrably to our repository on Gitorious. <https://gitorious.org/social/mainline>
-
-Credits
-=======
-
-The following is an incomplete list of developers
-who've worked on GNU social, or its predecessors
-StatusNet and Free Social. Apologies for any
-oversight; please let mattl@gnu.org know if
-anyone's been overlooked in error.
-
-## Project Founders
-
-* Matt Lee (GNU social)
-* Evan Prodromou (StatusNet)
-* Mikael Nordfeldth (Free Social)
-
-Thanks to all of the StatusNet developers:
-
-* Zach Copley, StatusNet, Inc.
-* Earle Martin, StatusNet, Inc.
-* Marie-Claude Doyon, designer, StatusNet, Inc.
-* Sarven Capadisli, StatusNet, Inc.
-* Robin Millette, StatusNet, Inc.
-* Ciaran Gultnieks
-* Michael Landers
-* Ori Avtalion
-* Garret Buell
-* Mike Cochrane
-* Matthew Gregg
-* Florian Biree
-* Erik Stambaugh
-* 'drry'
-* Gina Haeussge
-* Tryggvi Björgvinsson
-* Adrian Lang
-* Ori Avtalion
-* Meitar Moscovitz
-* Ken Sheppardson (Trac server, man-about-town)
-* Tiago 'gouki' Faria (i18n manager)
-* Sean Murphy
-* Leslie Michael Orchard
-* Eric Helgeson
-* Ken Sedgwick
-* Brian Hendrickson
-* Tobias Diekershoff
-* Dan Moore
-* Fil
-* Jeff Mitchell
-* Brenda Wallace
-* Jeffery To
-* Federico Marani
-* mEDI
-* Brett Taylor
-* Brigitte Schuster
-* Siebrand Mazeland and the amazing volunteer translators at translatewiki.net
-* Brion Vibber, StatusNet, Inc.
-* James Walker, StatusNet, Inc.
-* Samantha Doherty, designer, StatusNet, Inc.
-* Simon Waters, Surevine
-* Joshua Judson Rosen (rozzin)
-
-### Extra special thanks to the GNU socialites
-
-* Craig Andrews
-* Donald Robertson
-* Deb Nicholson
-* Ian Denhart
-* Steven DuBois
-* Blaine Cook
-* Henry Story
-* Melvin Carvalho
-
-Thanks also to the developers of our upstream
-library code and to the thousands of people who
-have tried out GNU social, told their friends, and
-built the fediverse network to what it is today.
-
-### License help from
-
-* Bradley M. Kuhn
+ making things better. <https://notabug.org/diogo/gnu-social/issues>
+* Patches are welcome, preferrably to our repository on notabug.org. <https://notabug.org/diogo/gnu-social>
+
+## Credits
+
+An incomplete list of developers who've worked on GNU social,
+or its predecessors StatusNet and Free Social has been made available
+in `CREDITS.md`.
+
+### Current team
+* Matt Lee
+* Mikael Nordfeldth
+* Diogo Cordeiro
+* Bruno Casteleiro
+* Miguel Dantas
+* Alexei Sorokin
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