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GNU social — a free software social networking platform
<!DOCTYPE html> <html lang="en"> <head> <meta charset="utf-8"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"> <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"> <link rel="shortcut icon" href="favicon.ico"> <title>GNU social — a free software social networking platform</title> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/normalize/3.0.0/normalize.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="https://code.cdn.mozilla.net/fonts/fira.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="assets/css/layout.css"> <link rel="canonical" href="https://gnusocial.network/"> </head> <body> <header> <nav class="gnu-nav"> <a href="https://gnu.org" class="gnu-logo"><img alt="GNU" src="assets/img/gnu-transparent.png" /></a> <a href="https://gnu.org/gnu/gnu.html">About GNU</a> <a href="https://gnu.org/philosophy/philosophy.html">Philosophy</a> <a href="https://gnu.org/licenses/licenses.html">Licenses</a> <a href="https://gnu.org/education/education.html">Education</a> <a href="https://gnu.org/software/software.html">Software</a> <a href="https://gnu.org/doc/doc.html">Documentation</a> <a href="https://gnu.org/help/help.html">Help GNU</a> <a class="join-fsf" href="https://www.fsf.org/associate/support_freedom">JOIN THE FSF</a> </nav> </header> <section id="intro-section"> <h1> <a href="#"><img src="assets/img/logo.png" alt="GNU social"></a> </h1> <h2>The <a href="https://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-sw.html">free/libre</a> software social networking platform.</h2> <div class="cta"> <a href="#join">Join us</a> <a href="https://notabug.org/diogo/gnu-social/src/nightly/INSTALL.md">Install</a> </div> </section> <section id="about-section"> <h2>The Project</h2> <p>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> <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> <h2>Features</h2> <ul> <li><strong>Versatile.</strong> 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><strong>Stable.</strong> GNU social has been used in production environments for over ten years.</li> <li><strong>Plug and Play.</strong> 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><strong>Privacy focused.</strong> GNU social is part of the GNU project, it's 100% free software, with no malicious features or spyware.</li> </ul> </section> <section id="details-section"> <div class="col-wide"> <h2>FAQ</h2> <div class="paragraph" id="join"> <h3>Where can I join GNU social?</h3> <p>There are many kinds of GNU social server instances online right now!</p> <p><a href="try/">Click here</a> to see a list of popular GNU social sites you can join!</p> <strong>Disclaimer: </strong><i>Please note that the GNU social development team is not responsible for the operation or content of sites that run its software.</i> </div> <div class="paragraph"> <h3>Who makes GNU social?</h3> <p>The current development team is lead by <a href="https://www.diogo.site/">Diogo Cordeiro</a>. A list containing the current devs and other contributors is available <a href="https://notabug.org/diogo/gnu-social/src/nightly/CREDITS.md">here</a>. The founders of the GNU social project were <a href="https://mat.tl/">Matt Lee</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Prodromou">Evan Prodromou</a> and <a href="http://mmn-o.se">Mikael Nordfeldth</a>. </p> </div> </div> <div class="col-narrow"> <h2>Chat</h2> <p>Discuss the project on our IRC channel <a href="https://webchat.freenode.net/?channels=#social">#social</a> on irc.freenode.net</p> <p>Contribute code, report bugs and request features on our <a href="https://notabug.org/diogo/gnu-social">repository</a>. </p> <p>If you are a student you can also apply to <a href="https://www.diogo.site/projects/GNU-social/soc">GNU social's Summer of Code</a>. </p> </div> </section> <section id="support-section"> <h2>Support the Project</h2> <div class="col-narrow"> <h3>Liberapay</h3> <p><a href="https://liberapay.com/diogo/donate">Donate</a> to the project lead developer, <a href="https://www.diogo.site/support">Diogo Cordeiro</a>, with Liberapay</p> </div> <div class="col-narrow"> <h3>Merchandising</h3> <p>Buy your own GNU social t-shirt at <a href="https://hackersatporto.teemill.com/collection/gnu-social/">Hackers at Porto Clothing</a> </p> </div> <div class="col-narrow"> <h3>Logos</h3> <p><a href="assets/zip/logos.tar.gz">gs-logos.tar.gz</a> (14.2 kB)</p> </div> </section> <footer> <div class="fsf-banner"> <div class="container"> <div class="left"> <a class="fsf-logo" href="http://www.fsf.org"><img src="assets/img/fsf.png" alt="Free Software Fundation"></a> <div id="fssbox"> <p>Subscribe to our monthly newsletter, the <a href="http://www.fsf.org/fss">Free Software Supporter</a></p> <form action="https://my.fsf.org/civicrm/profile/create?reset=1&gid=31" method="post"> <div> <input name="postURL" type="hidden" value=""> <input type="hidden" name="group[25]" value="1"> <input name="cancelURL" type="hidden" value="https://crm.fsf.org/civicrm/profile?reset=1&gid=31"> <input name="_qf_default" type="hidden" value="Edit:cancel"> </div> <p> <input type="text" id="frmEmail" name="email-Primary" size="18" maxlength="80" placeholder="email address" onfocus="this.value=''"> <input type="submit" name="_qf_Edit_next" value="Sign up"> </p> </form> </div> </div> <div class="right"> <p>"Our mission is to preserve, protect and promote the freedom to use, study, copy, modify, and redistribute computer software, and to defend the rights of Free Software users."</p> <p id="join-fsf"><a href="https://www.fsf.org/associate/support_freedom">JOIN THE FSF</a></p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="footer"> <div class="container"> <div class="left"> <p>Design by <a href="https://www.diogo.site/">Diogo Cordeiro</a> and <a href="https://loadaverage.org/goncalo">Gonçalo Oliveira</a>.</p> <p>Copyright 2010-2019 <a href="https://fsf.org">Free Software Foundation</a>, Inc.<br></p> <address>51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110, USA</address> </div> <div class="right"> <p><a href="https://gitlab.com/DalmeGNU/gnusocial.network">Maintained</a> by <a href="https://dalme.net">DalmeGNU</a>. 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