-Three years ago (2008), a number of free software luminaries got
-together at the FSF office to answer the question, "What should
-software freedom look like on the participatory web?" Those thinkers
-included Richard Stallman---founder of the free software movement and
-instigator of the GNU project, Evan Prodromou---the driving force
-behind Status.net, a highly sucessful federated micro-blogging
-service, and FIXME.
-
-Since that time Identi.ca and Libre.fm have answered the
-freedom-loving web-user's need for micro-blogging and music sharing.
-Now, GNU MediaGoblin is building a format for users to share photos.
-Later versions of MediaGoblin will include support for video and other
-media as well as tools to encourage collaboration on media projects.
-
-
-Why are we doing this?
-======================
-
-Centralization and proprietization of media on the internet is a
-serious problem and makes the web go from a system of extreme
-resilience to a system of frightening fragility. We believe people
-should be able to free their data from proprietary control and that
-means someone has to build the tools to make it possible. We decided
-that in this case, that someone would be us!
-
-
-Who are you?
-============
-
-Free software activists and folks who have worked on a variety of
-other projects like Libre.fm, GNU Social, Status.net, Miro, Miro
-Community, OpenHatch and other projects as well. We're admirers and
-contributors. We're writers and painters. We're friendly and
-dedicated to computer user freedom.
-
-
-How can I participate?
+In 2008 a number of free software developers and activists gathered at
+the FSF to attempt to answer the question "What should software
+freedom look like on the participatory web?" Their answer, the
+`Franklin Street Statement <http://autonomo.us/2008/07/franklin-street-statement/>`_,
+has lead to the development of `autonomo.us <http://autonomo.us/>`_
+community, and free software projects including `Identi.ca <http://identi.ca/>`_
+and `Libre.fm <http://libre.fm/>`_.
+
+Identi.ca and Libre.fm address the need for micro-blogging and music
+sharing services and software that respect users' freedom and
+autonomy. GNU MediaGoblin emerges from this milieu to create a
+platform for us to share photos in an environment that respects our
+freedom and independence. In the future MediaGoblin will include
+support other media, like video, and provide tools to facilitate
+collaboration on media projects.
+
+Why Build GNU MediaGoblin
+=========================
+
+The Internet is designed--and works best--as a complex and endlessly
+resilient network. When key services and media outlets are
+concentrated in centralized platforms, the network becomes less useful
+and increasingly fragile. As always, the proprietary nature of these
+systems, hinders users ability to develop, extend, and understand
+their software; however, in the case of network services it also means
+that users must forfeit control of their data to the service
+providers.
+
+Therefore, we believe that network services must be federated to avoid
+centralization and that everyone ought to have control over their
+data. In support of this, we've decided to help build the tools to
+make these kinds of services possible. We hope you'll join us, both as
+users and as contributors.
+
+Who Contributes to the Project
+==============================
+
+You do!
+
+We are free software activists and folks who have worked on a variety
+of other projects including: Libre.fm, GNU Social, Status.net, Miro,
+Miro Community, and OpenHatch among others. We're programmers,
+musicians, writers, and painters. We're friendly and dedicated to
+software and network freedom.
+
+How Can I Participate?