GNUSocial

A GNUSocial is a Decentralized Online Social Network that is written in PHP that implements Status.

• AKA: StatusNet, Laconica.
• Context:
  • Website: https://gnu.io/social/
  • Source Code: https://git.gnu.io/gnu/gnu-social/
  • It is free software that can be redistributed and modified under the GNU Affero General Public License.
  • It can use XMPP and support Twitter API.
• Example(s):
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• Counter-Example(s):
  • Diaspora,
  • Friendica,
  • Hubzilla,
  • Mastodon,
  • OpenSocial.
• See: Distributed Social Network, Decentralized Application, Decentralized Computing System, Decentralized Clinical Trial.

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References

2021a

• (GNU, 2021) ⇒ https://git.gnu.io/gnu/gnu-social/ Retrieved: 2021-10-17.
  • QUOTE: GNU social is a free 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 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.

2021b

• (Wikipedia, 2021) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_social Retrieved:2021-10-17.
  • GNU social (previously known as StatusNet and once known as Laconica ) is a free and open source software microblogging server written in PHP that implements the Status standard for interoperation between installations. While offering functionality similar to Twitter, GNU social seeks to provide the potential for open, inter-service, and distributed communications between microblogging communities. Enterprises and individuals can install and control their own services and data.

    GNU social has been deployed on hundreds of interoperating servers.

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