Friendica - Revision history

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	\| author = Mike Macgirvin		\| author = Mike Macgirvin
	\| developer = Friendica development team		\| developer = Friendica development team
	\| released = {{Start date\|2012\|01\|11}} (2.37)<ref name="Friendica237">{{cite web \|url=http://friendica.com/node/14 \|title=Friendica 2.37 released \|publisher=Friendica \|date=11 January 2012 \|accessdate=~~28 November 2012~~}}</ref>		\| released = {{Start date\|2012\|01\|11}} (2.37)<ref name="Friendica237">{{cite web \|url=http://friendica.com/node/14 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821151206/http://friendica.com/node/14 \|title=Friendica 2.37 released \|publisher=Friendica \|date=11 January 2012 \|archivedate=21 August 2013 \|accessdate=08 May 2017}}</ref>
	\| discontinued =		\| discontinued =
	\| frequently updated = yes<!-- Release version update? Don't edit this page, just click on the version number! -->		\| frequently updated = yes<!-- Release version update? Don't edit this page, just click on the version number! -->
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	\| genre = Social networking software,<br />Personal information management software		\| genre = Social networking software,<br />Personal information management software
	\| license = MIT		\| license = MIT
	\| website = [http://~~friendica~~.~~com~~/ ~~Friendica~~.~~com~~]		\| website = [http://friendi.ca/ Friendi.ca]
	}}		}}

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	==Product history==		==Product history==

	Friendica began in July 2010 as "Mistpark," a decentralized social networking platform developed by Mike Macgirvin.<ref name="MistparkBDay">{{cite web \|url=https://macgirvin.com/display/mike/185171 \|title=Second anniversary of first public preview of "Mistpark - Personal Edition", now known as "Friendica" \|author=Macgirvin, Mike \|publisher=Mike Macgirvin \|date=17 June 2012 \|accessdate=28 November 2012}}</ref> Not long after Macgirvin changed the name to "Friendika," citing "no easy way to distill the concept [of Mistpark] into something memorable and also tie it to its purpose - that of social communications."<ref name="MistparkBDay" /> Development continued on Friendika until a disagreement arose about perceived limitations in the GNU General Public License (GPL). On September 25, 2011, Macgirvin announced he had forked the project and named the new fork "Free-Friendika," to be provided under the MIT license.<ref name="FriendikaFork">{{cite web \|url=http://macgirvin.com/display/mike/40236 \|title=All license text that I have added to Friendika has now been removed. \|author=Macgirvin, Mike \|publisher=Mike Macgirvin \|date=25 September 2011 \|accessdate=28 November 2012}}</ref> On October 29, 2011, the development team of Friendika publicly announced it would be changing its name to "Friendica" as "the original spelling was turning out to be detrimental to our project and mission."<ref name="FriendicaName">{{cite web \|url=http://friendica.com/node/10 \|title=What's in a name? \|publisher=Friendica \|date=29 October 2011 \|accessdate=~~28 November 2012~~}}</ref> The first public release under the "Friendica" name occurred on January 11, 2012 as version 2.37.<ref name="Friendica237" />		Friendica began in July 2010 as "Mistpark," a decentralized social networking platform developed by Mike Macgirvin.<ref name="MistparkBDay">{{cite web \|url=https://macgirvin.com/display/mike/185171 \|title=Second anniversary of first public preview of "Mistpark - Personal Edition", now known as "Friendica" \|author=Macgirvin, Mike \|publisher=Mike Macgirvin \|date=17 June 2012 \|accessdate=28 November 2012}}</ref> Not long after Macgirvin changed the name to "Friendika," citing "no easy way to distill the concept [of Mistpark] into something memorable and also tie it to its purpose - that of social communications."<ref name="MistparkBDay" /> Development continued on Friendika until a disagreement arose about perceived limitations in the GNU General Public License (GPL). On September 25, 2011, Macgirvin announced he had forked the project and named the new fork "Free-Friendika," to be provided under the MIT license.<ref name="FriendikaFork">{{cite web \|url=http://macgirvin.com/display/mike/40236 \|title=All license text that I have added to Friendika has now been removed. \|author=Macgirvin, Mike \|publisher=Mike Macgirvin \|date=25 September 2011 \|accessdate=28 November 2012}}</ref> On October 29, 2011, the development team of Friendika publicly announced it would be changing its name to "Friendica" as "the original spelling was turning out to be detrimental to our project and mission."<ref name="FriendicaName">{{cite web \|url=http://friendica.com/node/10 \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130821104811/http://friendica.com/node/10 \|title=What's in a name? \|publisher=Friendica \|date=29 October 2011 \|archivedate=21 August 2013 \|accessdate=08 May 2017}}</ref> The first public release under the "Friendica" name occurred on January 11, 2012 as version 2.37.<ref name="Friendica237" />

	==Features==		==Features==

	The main features of Friendica include<ref name="FriendicaFeats">{{cite web \|url=http://friendica.com/features \|title=Friendica > Features \|publisher=Friendica \|accessdate=~~28 November 2012~~}}</ref>:		The main features of Friendica include<ref name="FriendicaFeats">{{cite web \|url=http://friendica.com/features \|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130806111046/http://friendica.com/features \|title=Friendica > Features \|publisher=Friendica \|archivedate=06 August 2013 \|accessdate=08 May 2017}}</ref>:

	* decentralized architecture		* decentralized architecture
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	* [https://www.openhub.net/p/friendica Friendica on Open Hub]		* [https://www.openhub.net/p/friendica Friendica on Open Hub]
	* [https://github.com/friendica/friendica Friendica on GitHub]		* [https://github.com/friendica/friendica/ Friendica on GitHub]
	* [~~http~~://~~friendica~~.com/~~resources~~ Friendica resources and documentation]		* [https://github.com/friendica/friendica/wiki Friendica resources and documentation]
	* [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/friendica-dev Friendica development group]

	==References==		==References==

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	==External links==		==External links==

	* [~~http~~://www.~~ohloh~~.net/p/friendica Friendica on ~~Ohloh~~]		* [https://www.openhub.net/p/friendica Friendica on Open Hub]
	* [https://github.com/friendica/friendica Friendica on GitHub]		* [https://github.com/friendica/friendica Friendica on GitHub]
	* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/friendika/ Friendika on SourceForge] (deprecated)
	* [http://friendica.com/resources Friendica resources and documentation]		* [http://friendica.com/resources Friendica resources and documentation]
	* [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/friendica-dev Friendica development group]		* [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/friendica-dev Friendica development group]

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	* Apache with mod-rewrite enabled and "Options All" so you can use a local .htaccess file		* Apache with mod-rewrite enabled and "Options All" so you can use a local .htaccess file
	* PHP 5.2 or greater; PHP 5.3 is required for communications with the Diaspora network and improved security		* PHP 5.2 or greater; PHP 5.3 is required for communications with the [[Diaspora]] network and improved security
	* [[MySQL]] 5.x or greater		* [[MySQL]] 5.x or greater

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	\| author =		\| author = Mike Macgirvin
	\| developer = Friendica development team		\| developer = Friendica development team
	\| released = {{Start date\|2012\|01\|11}} (2.37)<ref name="Friendica237">{{cite web \|url=http://friendica.com/node/14 \|title=Friendica 2.37 released \|publisher=Friendica \|date=11 January 2012 \|accessdate=28 November 2012}}</ref>		\| released = {{Start date\|2012\|01\|11}} (2.37)<ref name="Friendica237">{{cite web \|url=http://friendica.com/node/14 \|title=Friendica 2.37 released \|publisher=Friendica \|date=11 January 2012 \|accessdate=28 November 2012}}</ref>

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{{Infobox software
| name = Friendica
| title = '''Friendica'''
| logo = [[Image:Friendica Logo.png ]]
| screenshot = 
| caption =
| collapsible =
| author =
| developer = Friendica development team
| released = {{Start date|2012|01|11}} (2.37)<ref name="Friendica237">{{cite web |url=http://friendica.com/node/14 |title=Friendica 2.37 released |publisher=Friendica |date=11 January 2012 |accessdate=28 November 2012}}</ref>
| discontinued =
| frequently updated = yes
| programming language = JavaScript, PHP
| operating system = Cross-platform
| platform =
| size =
| language = Multi-lingual
| status =
| genre = Social networking software,<br />Personal information management software
| license = MIT
| website = [http://friendica.com/ Friendica.com]
}}

'''Friendica''' is free open-source social web server software.

==Product history==

Friendica began in July 2010 as "Mistpark," a decentralized social networking platform developed by Mike Macgirvin.<ref name="MistparkBDay">{{cite web |url=https://macgirvin.com/display/mike/185171 |title=Second anniversary of first public preview of "Mistpark - Personal Edition", now known as "Friendica" |author=Macgirvin, Mike |publisher=Mike Macgirvin |date=17 June 2012 |accessdate=28 November 2012}}</ref> Not long after Macgirvin changed the name to "Friendika," citing "no easy way to distill the concept [of Mistpark] into something memorable and also tie it to its purpose - that of social communications."<ref name="MistparkBDay" /> Development continued on Friendika until a disagreement arose about perceived limitations in the GNU General Public License (GPL). On September 25, 2011, Macgirvin announced he had forked the project and named the new fork "Free-Friendika," to be provided under the MIT license.<ref name="FriendikaFork">{{cite web |url=http://macgirvin.com/display/mike/40236 |title=All license text that I have added to Friendika has now been removed. |author=Macgirvin, Mike |publisher=Mike Macgirvin |date=25 September 2011 |accessdate=28 November 2012}}</ref> On October 29, 2011, the development team of Friendika publicly announced it would be changing its name to "Friendica" as "the original spelling was turning out to be detrimental to our project and mission."<ref name="FriendicaName">{{cite web |url=http://friendica.com/node/10 |title=What's in a name? |publisher=Friendica |date=29 October 2011 |accessdate=28 November 2012}}</ref> The first public release under the "Friendica" name occurred on January 11, 2012 as version 2.37.<ref name="Friendica237" />

==Features==

The main features of Friendica include<ref name="FriendicaFeats">{{cite web |url=http://friendica.com/features |title=Friendica > Features |publisher=Friendica |accessdate=28 November 2012}}</ref>:

* decentralized architecture
* administrator interface
* multi-lingual
* extensibility
* app support
* military-grade message encryption
* private conversations
* private profiles
* anonymous viewing
* status updates of unlimited length
* post-published edit support
* events support
* photo support
* federation and protocol support
* relationship management

==Hardware/software requirements==

While client-side software can be installed on multiple platforms, server-side software installations are currently [http://conjoon.org/wiki/display/DOC/Supported+Platforms only supported on Linux-based systems].

Installation requirements for conjoon include:

* Apache with mod-rewrite enabled and "Options All" so you can use a local .htaccess file
* PHP 5.2 or greater; PHP 5.3 is required for communications with the Diaspora network and improved security
* [[MySQL]] 5.x or greater

Consult the [https://github.com/friendica/friendica/blob/master/INSTALL.txt installation guide] for more of the fine details.

==Videos, screenshots, and other media==

* Screenshots of Friendica can be found on [http://friendica.com/screens the site].
* A [https://oradon.pegasus.uberspace.de/ demo of Friendica] is available, though registration is required. Accounts are temporary.

==Entities using Friendica==

==Further reading==

==External links==

* [http://www.ohloh.net/p/friendica Friendica on Ohloh]
* [https://github.com/friendica/friendica Friendica on GitHub]
* [http://sourceforge.net/projects/friendika/ Friendika on SourceForge] (deprecated)
* [http://friendica.com/resources Friendica resources and documentation]
* [https://groups.google.com/forum/?fromgroups#!forum/friendica-dev Friendica development group]

==References==
<references />


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