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authorMike Macgirvin <mike@macgirvin.com>2010-09-26 20:29:35 -0700
committerMike Macgirvin <mike@macgirvin.com>2010-09-26 20:29:35 -0700
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@@ -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.