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GNU social - a free social networking platform
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en-us"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <title>GNU social - a free social networking platform</title> <link href="/v2/assets/css/common.css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen and (min-width: 1750px)"> <link href="/v2/assets/css/mid.css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen and (max-width: 1750px)"> <link href="/v2/assets/css/smol.css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen and (max-width: 1225px)"> <link href="https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Montserrat:wght@500;800&family=Open+Sans&display=swap" rel="stylesheet"> </head> <body> <div class="container"> <nav class="social"> <ul> <li> <a href="#" class="hover-effect"> <h1 style="display: inline;margin-right: 5px;"><img src="/v2/assets/imgs/logo.png" height="25em" style="margin-right: 10px;">GNU social</h1> <h5 style="display: inline;">▼</h5> </a> <ul> <li><a href="/v2/index.html">About</a></li> <li><a href="https://notabug.org/diogo/gnu-social/src/nightly/DOCUMENTATION/SYSTEM_ADMINISTRATORS/CONFIGURE.md">Documentation</a></li> <li><a href="https://notabug.org/diogo/gnu-social/src/nightly/DOCUMENTATION/DEVELOPERS">Contributing</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav> <div class="center"> <h3 class="emphasis">_The <a href="">free/libre</a> software social networking platform</h2> <section id="btns" class="aligncenter"> <div class="buttons"> <a href="https://notabug.org/diogo/gnu-social/src/nightly/INSTALL.md"> <button class="btn-1">INSTALL</button> </a> <a href="/communities"> <button class="btn-1">JOIN</button> </a> </div> </section> </div> <nav class="gnu"> <ul> <li> <a href="#"> <h1 style="display: inline;margin-right: 5px;">_GNU</h1> <h5 style="display: inline;">▼</h5> </a> <ul> <li><a href="https://gnu.org/gnu/gnu.html">About</a></li> <li><a href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html">Philosophy</a></li> <li><a href="https://gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html">Licenses</a></li> <li><a href="https://gnu.org/education/education.html">Education</a></li> <li><a href="https://gnu.org/software/software.html">Software</a></li> <li><a href="https://gnu.org/doc/doc.html">Documentation</a></li> <li><a href="https://gnu.org/help/help.html">Help GNU</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.fsf.org/associate/support_freedom"><b>JOIN THE FSF</b></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </nav> <div id="content-left"> <h2 class="subtitle">The Project</h2> GNU social is a continuation of the StatusNet project. It is a social communication software for public and private communications. It is widely supported and has a large userbase including the <a href="https://status.fsf.org/">Free Software Foundation</a>. <p> GNU social connects you to a free network of thousands of communities that discuss daily on a variety of topics, each being part of the whole. </p> <br> <h2 class="subtitle">Features</h2> <ul> <li> <h3><b>Versatile.</b></h3> GNU social supports both single-user and community modes and can be used in an intranet environment or as part of the wider Free Network. </li> <li> <h3><b>Stable.</b></h3> GNU social has been used in production environments for over ten years. </li> <li> <h3><b>Plug and Play.</b></h3> Because GNU social is minimal and libre, it runs virtually anywhere you can run a common piece of web software, such as WordPress or Drupal. JavaScript is optional. </li> <li> <h3><b>Privacy focused.</b></h3> GNU social is part of the GNU project, it's 100% free software, with no malicious features or spyware. </li> </ul> </div> <div id="content-right"> <h2 class="subtitle">FAQ</h2> <ul> <li> <h3><b>Where can I join GNU social?</b></h3> There are many kinds of GNU social server instances online right now! <p> <a href="/communities">Click here</a> to see a list of popular GNU social sites you can join! <br> Disclaimer: Please note that the GNU social development team is not responsible for the operation or content of sites that run its software. </p> </li> <li> <h3><b>Who makes GNU social?</b></h3> GNU social has been used in production environments for over ten years. </li> <br> <h2 class="subtitle">Support the Project</h2> <ul> <li> <h3><b>Liberapay</b></h3> <a href="https://liberapay.com/diogo/donate">Donate</a> to the project lead developer, <a href="#">Diogo Cordeiro</a>, with Liberapay </li> <li> <h3><b>Merchandising</b></h3> Buy your own GNU social t-shirt at <a href="https://hackersatporto.teemill.com/collection/gnu-social/">Hackers at Porto Clothing</a> </li> <li> <h3><b>Logos</b></h3> <a href="/assets/tgz/logos.tar.gz">gs-logos.tar.gz</a> (14.2 kB) </li> </div> <div id="footer"> <h6>Design by <a href="https://loadaverage.org/portableskelly">Eliseu Amaro</a>. <br> Copyright 2010-2019 <a href="https://fsf.org/">Free Software Foundation</a>, Inc. 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA <br> This website is licensed under the <a href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0">CC-BY-SA</a> License. </h6> </div> </div> </body> </html>