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Mistpark Server
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Version 2.0 alpha
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Distributed Social Network
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IMPORTANT: Please see the file INSTALL for system requirements.
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Mistpark introduces a new generation of social networks. Mistpark Server
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allows you to interact with other members of the Mistpark community using
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the DFRN (Distributed Friends and Relations Network) protocol. Other networks
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(such as Diaspora, OneSocialWeb, status.net, etc.) will be supported in the
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future as their products mature and protocol and privacy/rights issues are
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resolved between these networks.
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Mistpark is a social network without boundaries. Mistpark installations can
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all link together into a global social network which is free from central
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control. We are also developing connectors to seamlessly communicate with many
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other open social networks and providers - GNU-social, Diaspora, Status.net,
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and even the larger closed services such as Facebook and Twitter.
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It's your network now. If social networking isn't what you thought it would
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be, help us to make it better.
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Over the coming months, the boundaries between these networks will start to
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become indistinguishable as they all become part of your social circle.
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Your personal thoughts and conversations belong to you - and are shared with
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those you wish to share them with.
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Period.
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Mistpark is secure and as private as you wish it to be. Privacy settings are
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straight-forward and simple, because we know that relationships rarely are
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(straight-forward and simple). Whether you're communicating with drinking
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buddies or potential employers, you can rest assured that each can only see
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the side of you that you wish to present.
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A single instance of Mistpark Server supports up to several hundred people
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using commodity hosting hardware. Each of these people can connect with any
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other mistpark/DFRN cell anywhere in the world and share photos, links,
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status updates, whatever. Also available from Mistpark Labs is
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Mistpark Personal Edition, which supports a single person.
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other supported network anywhere in the world and share photos, links,
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status updates, whatever.
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Mistpark may also be closed off from the global community and used to support
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But maybe you don't want to be connect to the world. That's OK too. Mistpark
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may also be closed off from the global community and used to support
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social networking amongst corporate, educational, religious, and other private
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communities. This makes it an excellent choice for the social networking needs
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of young teenagers. Their network can grow to global scope as their maturity
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Every person on Mistpark has unlimited profiles available to them. There is a
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"public profile" which can be seen by anybody. Additional profiles may be
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tailored to specific groups or individuals - and shown when a known friend
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visits your site.
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tailored to specific groups or individuals.
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Groups may be setup for closed conversations (like Diaspora's "aspects"). In
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this way your conversations with drinking buddies may be kept completely
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separate from conversations with co-workers (for instance).
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Groups may be setup for closed conversations. In this way your conversations
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with one group of friends is completely isolated from other friends or groups
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of friends.
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Please see http://dfrn.org for more information on the mistpark/DFRN project.
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Please see http://mistpark.com for more information.
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We will be providing a support site specifically for mistpark at
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http://mistpark.com at a future (unspecified) date. We are still
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evaluating wiki, forum, and bug-tracking software for use on the project.
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At the present time, you may contact the author and raise issues via
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the source code repository on github.com.
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http://github.com/macgirvin/mistpark
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It's your network now. If social networking isn't what you thought it would
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be, help us to make it better.
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Please support mistpark with a donation.
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