X-Git-Url: https://git.mxchange.org/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=README;h=b9ffcbaddbbab375ad449557c3f79ca716f0e5b3;hb=707dd44f6baa523e1187ff070ad102f96d168385;hp=bdbf2fff90a5124bd02e11378ed2e4a0c7b435aa;hpb=507fd9bd69859ba08b19d1fe29236eed831cb2bd;p=quix0rs-gnu-social.git diff --git a/README b/README index bdbf2fff90..b9ffcbaddb 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -2,24 +2,35 @@ README ------ -StatusNet 1.0.0beta3 -27 August 2011 +StatusNet 1.1.0 +2 July 2012 This is the README file for StatusNet, the Open Source social -networking platform. It includes installation instructions, -descriptions of options you can set, warnings, tips, and general info -for administrators. Information on using StatusNet can be found in the -"doc" subdirectory or in the "help" section on-line. +networking platform. It includes general information about the +software and the project. + +Some other files to review: + +- 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 + +Information on using StatusNet can be found in the "doc" subdirectory +or in the "help" section on-line. About ===== -StatusNet is a Free and Open Source social networking platform. It helps -people in a community, company or group to exchange short (140 -characters, by default) messages over the Web. 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 Buzz, or Yammer. +StatusNet is a Free and Open Source social networking platform. It +helps people in a community, company or group to exchange short status +updates, do polls, announce events, or other social activities (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+, Facebook or +Yammer, but is much more awesome. With a little work, status messages can be sent to mobile phones, instant messenger programs (GTalk/Jabber), and specially-designed @@ -96,27 +107,23 @@ for additional terms. New this version ================ -This is a security release since version 0.9.7 released on 11 March -2011. It fixes security bug #3260. All sites running version 0.9.7 or -below are recommended to upgrade to 0.9.9 immediately. - -Notable changes this version: +This is a minor bug fix and feature release since 1.0.1, released 3 +October 2011. (Because the plugin interface has changed in an upwardly +compatible way, we've incremented the minor version number. See +http://semver.org/ for the semantic versioning scheme we follow.) -- Fix bug #3260, a cross-site scripting (XSS) bug that allows an - attacker to inject JavaScript into a page with a carefully structured URL. -- Updated code for Google Analytics to reflect new API. -- Various fixes for Bookmark plugin. -- Updates to reCAPTCHA plugin based on changes to API. -- New plugin to move the site notice to the sidebar. -- Add rss.me to notice source list. -- Updates to data backup/restore. -- Correct use of "likes" in Facebook plugin. -- Ignore failures in Twitter plugin. +It includes the following changes: -A full changelog is available at http://status.net/wiki/StatusNet_0.9.9. +- ActivitySpam plugin to check updates against spamicity.info +- Options to hide users who've been silenced or have posted spammy updates. +- OfflineBackup experimental plugin. +- Fixes for TwitterBridge to correctly handle replies through the bridge. +- Improvements in ActivityStreams JSON output to better match 1.0 spec. +- Console scripts for managing groups. +- Bug fix for conversation counts in conversation streams. +- Rights for moderators to manage spam. -NOTE: The short-lived StatusNet 0.9.8 ("Letter Never Sent") did not -adequately fix bug #3260 as originally thought; thus this new release. +A full changelog is available at http://status.net/wiki/StatusNet_1.1.0. Troubleshooting =============== @@ -130,32 +137,6 @@ repository (see below), and you get a compilation error ("unexpected T_STRING") in the browser, check to see that you don't have any conflicts in your code. -If you upgraded to StatusNet 0.9.x without reading the "Notice -inboxes" section above, and all your users' 'Personal' tabs are empty, -read the "Notice inboxes" section above. - -Myths -===== - -These are some myths you may see on the Web about StatusNet. -Documentation from the core team about StatusNet has been pretty -sparse, so some backtracking and guesswork resulted in some incorrect -assumptions. - -- "Set $config['db']['debug'] = 5 to debug the database." This is an - extremely bad idea. It's a tool built into DB_DataObject that will - emit oodles of print lines directly to the browser of your users. - Among these lines will be your database username and password. Do - not enable this option on a production Web site for any reason. - -- "Edit dataobject.ini with the following settings..." dataobject.ini - is a development file for the DB_DataObject framework and is not - used by the running software. It was removed from the StatusNet - distribution because its presence was confusing. Do not bother - configuring dataobject.ini, and do not put your database username - and password into the file on a production Web server; unscrupulous - persons may try to read it to get your passwords. - Unstable version ================ @@ -194,7 +175,8 @@ Feedback * The group http://identi.ca/group/statusnet is a good place to discuss the software. * StatusNet has a bug tracker for any defects you may find, or ideas for - making things better. http://status.net/bugs + making things better. http://status.net/open-source/issues +* The StatusNet forum is at http://forum.status.net/. Credits =======