README

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   2  README
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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 * Later, a place for all sorts of media, such as video, music, etc hosting.
  12 * Federated with OStatus!
  13 * Customizable!
  14 * A place for people to collaborate and show off original and derived
  15   creations Free, as in freedom. We’re a GNU project in the making,
  16   afterall.
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  19 Is it ready for me to use?
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  22 Not yet!  We're working on it and we hope to have a usable system by
  23 September 2011.
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  26 Can I help/hang out/participate/whisper sweet nothings in your ear?
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  29 Yes!  Please join us and hang out!  For more information on where we
  30 hang out, see `our Join page <http://mediagoblin.org/join/>`_
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  33 Where is the documentation?
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  36 Documentation is located in the ``docs/`` directory in a "raw"
  37 restructured-text form.  It is also mirrored at
  38 http://docs.mediagoblin.org/ in HTML form.