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| Original author(s) | Evan Prodromou |
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| Developer(s) | StatusNet, Inc. |
| Stable release | 1.0.1[1] / October 3, 2011 |
| Written in | PHP |
| Operating system | Cross-platform |
| Available in | More than 25 languages.[2] |
| Type | Web application framework |
| License | Affero GPLv3+[3] |
| Website | status.net |
StatusNet (formerly Laconica[4]) is a FLOSS microblogging server written in PHP that implements the OStatus standard for interoperation between installations. While offering functionality similar to Twitter, StatusNet 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.[5][6]
Version 0.9.0, released March 3, 2010, added support for OStatus, a new distributed update standard superseding OpenMicroBlogging.[7][8]
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StatusNet was renamed from Laconica coinciding with the release of version 0.8.1 (aka "Second Guessing") of the StatusNet software.[9]
StatusNet's name "simply reflects what our software does: send status updates into your social network."[4]
Laconica's name was a reference to the Laconic phrase, a particularly concise or terse statement the likes of which are famously attributed to the leaders of Sparta (Laconia being the Greek region containing Sparta). In microblogging, all messages are forced to be very short due to the ~140 character limit on message size, thus they are all de facto laconic phrases.
StatusNet is now prominently deployed on several dozen public services.[10]
The first StatusNet (as Laconica) deployment was the Identi.ca open-microblogging service. Hosted by StatusNet creators StatusNet Inc., Identi.ca offers free accounts to the public and serves as the co-flagship (along with freelish.us) for the installable version of StatusNet.
A StatusNet deployment released on 2011 April 1.
Another popular instance of StatusNet is This Week in Tech's TWiT Army.[11]
Upcoming priority features:[12]
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