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.. MediaGoblin Documentation
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Written in 2011, 2012 by MediaGoblin contributors
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To the extent possible under law, the author(s) have dedicated all
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copyright and related and neighboring rights to this software to
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the public domain worldwide. This software is distributed without
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any warranty.
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You should have received a copy of the CC0 Public Domain
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Dedication along with this software. If not, see
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<http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/>.
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=======================
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About GNU MediaGoblin
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=======================
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.. contents:: Sections
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:local:
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What is GNU MediaGoblin?
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========================
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In 2008, a number of free software developers and activists gathered
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at the FSF to attempt to answer the question "What should software
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freedom look like on the participatory web?" Their answer, the
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`Franklin Street Statement`_ has lead to the development of
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`autonomo.us`_ community, and free software projects including
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`Identi.ca`_ and `Libre.fm`_.
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.. _Franklin Street Statement: http://autonomo.us/2008/07/franklin-street-statement/
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.. _autonomo.us: http://autonomo.us/
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.. _identi.ca: http://identi.ca/
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.. _Libre.fm: http://libre.fm/
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Identi.ca and Libre.fm address the need for micro-blogging and music
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sharing services and software that respect users' freedom and
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autonomy.
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GNU MediaGoblin emerges from this milieu to create a platform for us to share
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photos, video and other media in an environment that respects our freedom and
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independence. In the future MediaGoblin will provide tools to facilitate
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collaboration on media projects.
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Why Build GNU MediaGoblin?
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The Internet is designed---and works best---as a complex and endlessly
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resilient network. When key services and media outlets are
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concentrated in centralized platforms, the network becomes less useful
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and increasingly fragile. As always, the proprietary nature of these
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systems, hinders users ability to develop, extend, and understand
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their software; however, in the case of network services it also means
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that users must forfeit control of their data to the service
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providers.
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Therefore, we believe that network services must be federated to avoid
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centralization and that everyone ought to have control over their
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data. In support of this, we've decided to help build the tools to
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make these kinds of services possible. We hope you'll join us, both
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as users and as contributors.
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Who Contributes to the Project?
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You do!
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We are free software activists and folks who have worked on a variety
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of other projects including: Libre.fm, GNU Social, Status.net, Miro,
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Miro Community, and OpenHatch among others. We're programmers,
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musicians, writers, and painters. We're friendly and dedicated to
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software and network freedom.
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How Can I Participate?
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See `Get Involved <http://mediagoblin.org/join/>`_ on the website. We
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eagerly look forward to seeing you!
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How is GNU MediaGoblin licensed?
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GNU MediaGoblin software is released under an AGPLv3 license.
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See the ``COPYING`` file in the root of the source for details.
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Is MediaGoblin an official GNU project? What does that mean?
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MediaGoblin is an official GNU project! This status means that we the
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meet the GNU Project's rigorous standards for free software. To find
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out more about what that means, check out the `GNU website`_.
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Please feel free to contact us with further questions!
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.. _GNU website: http://gnu.org/
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