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5 What is GNU MediaGoblin?
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8 * Initially, a place to store all your photos that’s as awesome as, if
9 not more awesome than, existing network services (Flickr, SmugMug,
10 Picasa, etc)
11 * Customizable!
12 * A place for people to collaborate and show off original and derived
13 creations. Free, as in freedom. We’re a GNU project after all.
14 * Later, a place for all sorts of media, such as video, music, etc hosting.
15 * Later, federated with OStatus!
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18 Is it ready for me to use?
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21 Yes! But with caveats. The software is usable and there are instances
22 running, but it's still in its early stages.
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25 Can I help/hang out/participate/whisper sweet nothings in your ear?
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28 Yes! Please join us and hang out! For more information on where we
29 hang out, see `our Join page <http://mediagoblin.org/join/>`_
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32 Where is the documentation?
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35 The beginnings of a site administration manual is located in the ``docs/``
36 directory in HTML, Texinfo, and source (Restructured Text) forms. It's
37 also available online at http://docs.mediagoblin.org/ in HTML form.
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39 Contributor/developer documentation as well as documentation on the
40 project processes and infrastructure is located on
41 `the wiki <http://wiki.mediagoblin.org/>`_.