From f9fa80bd6bcd41c320af2054c17ae8f0525301ab Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Macgirvin Date: Sun, 26 Sep 2010 20:29:35 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] updated readme --- README | 14 +++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index 45d8373f2c..38b2cf5a81 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -18,13 +18,21 @@ A single instance of Mistpark Server supports up to several hundred people using commodity hosting hardware. Each of these people can connect with any other mistpark/DFRN cell anywhere in the world and share photos, links, status updates, whatever. Also available from Mistpark Labs is -Mistpark Personal Edition, which supports a single user. +Mistpark Personal Edition, which supports a single user. + +Mistpark may also be closed off from the global community and used to support +social networking amongst corporate, educational, religious, and other private +communities. This makes it an excellent choice for providing a safe social +networking environment to young teenagers, as opposed to (for instance) +Facebook. Every user has unlimited profiles available. There is a "public profile" which can be seen by anybody. Additional profiles may be tailored to specific groups or individuals - and shown when a known friend visits your site. -Groups may be setup for closed conversations (like Diaspora's "aspects"). +Groups may be setup for closed conversations (like Diaspora's "aspects"). In +this way your conversations with drinking buddies may be kept separate from +conversations with co-workers (for instance). Please see http://dfrn.org for more information on the mistpark/DFRN project. @@ -32,7 +40,7 @@ We will be providing a support site specifically for mistpark at http://mistpark.com at a future (unspecified) date. We are still evaluating wiki, forum, and bug-tracking software for use on the project. At the present time, you may contact the author and raise issues via -the source code repository on github. +the source code repository on github.com. Please support mistpark with a donation.