From 78bf3e4c255c8f9872d15fa3c084ce9522ab94aa Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: redmatrix Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 18:51:31 -0700 Subject: readme --- doc/README.md | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------- 1 file changed, 34 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/README.md') diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md index 845fedbd9..295b0661f 100644 --- a/doc/README.md +++ b/doc/README.md @@ -1,11 +1,38 @@ -![the Red Matrix](images/rm-480x115.png) -The RedMatrix (aka "red") is an open source webapp platform providing a complete **decentralised** publishing, sharing, and communications system. It combines communications (private messaging, chat and social networking), and media management (photos, events, files, web pages, app distribution) with enough features to make your head spin. +Make Hubz with Hubmaker +======================= -What makes the RedMatrix unique is what we call "magic authentication" - which is based on our groundbreaking work in decentralised identity services. This ties all RedMatrix sites and channels together into a single super-network where the boundaries between different websites are blurred or seemingly non-existent; where "who you are" has nothing to do with "what computer you're connected to", and where website content can adapt itself according to who is viewing it. +![Hubmaker](images/ghash-32.png) -Warning: After experiencing magic authentication and nomadic identity, you may find it disconcerting and a bit "primitive" to go back to the old internet. You shouldn't need hundreds of different passwords to use the web ... or be totally isolated from your friends and family because a server or router in another country is having "*issues*". +**What are Hubz?** -For the average person, the biggest advantage of decentralised identity is that you decide who you want to share your stuff with, and if somebody isn't on your list, they're not going to see it. It's all under your control (we're big on privacy). Use the RedMatrix as a social network or a business website or for personal cloud storage or media publishing - or any number of other uses; limited only by your imagination. - -The Red Matrix is free and open source distributed under the MIT license. +Hubz are independant webservers which can seamlessly connect together to share stuff. + +Each hub can be operated standalone (like a blog) or as a webserver community (like a forum or social network). Hubz can be large or small. They can also operate isolated or as connected hubz. When connected they form a super-network of hubz where any member can easily share and interact with any other member or members of any connected hubz. + +When connected with other hubz, access permissions of anything published on an individual hub extends to the rest of the network, so that a member of *my* hub can easily and privately share something with a member of *your* hub. They do not require an account or password on my hub to do this. It just works. + +**Hubmaker** is the software which creates and manages hubz. It is open source and built on PHP/MySQL/Apache (Mariadb or Postgres and Nginx could also be used, we're pretty easy). + +Each hub is + +* decentralised +* social +* privacy-enabled (privacy exclusions work across the entire internet to any registered identity on any compatible hub) +* optionally inter-networked with other hubs + +Possible applications include + +* decentralised social networking +* personal cloud storage +* used like a traditional content management system or community website +* managing organisational communications and activities +* small business and outreach websites +* public and private media/file management and access +* blogs +* feed aggregation and republishing +* forums +* pretty much anything you can do on a traditional blog or community website, but that you could do better if you could easily connect it with other websites. + + +Hubz can also interact to varying degrees with several independant social networks such as Diaspora, Redmatrix, and Friendica; and can cross-post published items to a large number of other services via plugins. \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3 From 7a63a88bdfe4f783c31c2eff919b95d6953ae4d3 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: redmatrix Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 21:14:08 -0700 Subject: readme --- doc/README.md | 30 ++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/README.md') diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md index 295b0661f..a4e32288a 100644 --- a/doc/README.md +++ b/doc/README.md @@ -1,38 +1,44 @@ -Make Hubz with Hubmaker +Make Hubz with Hubzilla ======================= -![Hubmaker](images/ghash-32.png) +![Hubzilla](images/ghash-32.png) **What are Hubz?** -Hubz are independant webservers which can seamlessly connect together to share stuff. +Hubz are general-purpose websites built using our revolutionary platform. Every website member can create their own unique website or social space to suit their needs and personality, and these can all interact. -Each hub can be operated standalone (like a blog) or as a webserver community (like a forum or social network). Hubz can be large or small. They can also operate isolated or as connected hubz. When connected they form a super-network of hubz where any member can easily share and interact with any other member or members of any connected hubz. +But we don't stop there. Hubz all over the internet "magically" connect together into very large (or "internet-scale") social networks, websites, and communities; and *these* can all interact. -When connected with other hubz, access permissions of anything published on an individual hub extends to the rest of the network, so that a member of *my* hub can easily and privately share something with a member of *your* hub. They do not require an account or password on my hub to do this. It just works. +It just works. -**Hubmaker** is the software which creates and manages hubz. It is open source and built on PHP/MySQL/Apache (Mariadb or Postgres and Nginx could also be used, we're pretty easy). +When connected with other Hubz, permission to access the things you publish can extend to anybody in the Hubzilla network. So *my* Hubz can easily and securely share private stuff with *your* Hubz. Photos, spreadhseets, web pages, anything - anybody. This does not require another account or a password to access the private stuff. -Each hub is +It just works. + + + +**Hubzilla** is open source and built on PHP/MySQL/Apache (Mariadb or Postgres and Nginx could also be used, we're pretty easy). + +Hubz are * decentralised * social -* privacy-enabled (privacy exclusions work across the entire internet to any registered identity on any compatible hub) +* privacy-enabled (privacy exclusions work across the entire internet to any registered identity on any compatible Hubz) * optionally inter-networked with other hubs -Possible applications include +Possible website applications include * decentralised social networking * personal cloud storage -* used like a traditional content management system or community website * managing organisational communications and activities -* small business and outreach websites +* small business websites * public and private media/file management and access * blogs +* event promotion * feed aggregation and republishing * forums * pretty much anything you can do on a traditional blog or community website, but that you could do better if you could easily connect it with other websites. -Hubz can also interact to varying degrees with several independant social networks such as Diaspora, Redmatrix, and Friendica; and can cross-post published items to a large number of other services via plugins. \ No newline at end of file +Hubzilla members can also interact to varying degrees with several independant social networks such as Diaspora, Redmatrix, and Friendica; and can cross-post published items to a large number of other social and communication providers via plugins. \ No newline at end of file -- cgit v1.2.3 From e6a2095aa6a4f00d8bf6c49a1fe3d1cb0492e8e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: redmatrix Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 21:20:19 -0700 Subject: readme --- doc/README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc/README.md') diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md index a4e32288a..6baceda23 100644 --- a/doc/README.md +++ b/doc/README.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Make Hubz with Hubzilla **What are Hubz?** -Hubz are general-purpose websites built using our revolutionary platform. Every website member can create their own unique website or social space to suit their needs and personality, and these can all interact. +Hubz are general-purpose websites built with **Hubzilla**. Every website member can create their own unique website or social space to suit their needs and personality, and these can all interact. But we don't stop there. Hubz all over the internet "magically" connect together into very large (or "internet-scale") social networks, websites, and communities; and *these* can all interact. -- cgit v1.2.3 From c57a1441f222652d772cacc30290248c162bd3f5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: redmatrix Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 21:23:47 -0700 Subject: readme, yet again --- doc/README.md | 11 +++-------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/README.md') diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md index 6baceda23..6a93da437 100644 --- a/doc/README.md +++ b/doc/README.md @@ -6,16 +6,11 @@ Make Hubz with Hubzilla **What are Hubz?** -Hubz are general-purpose websites built with **Hubzilla**. Every website member can create their own unique website or social space to suit their needs and personality, and these can all interact. +Hubz are general-purpose websites built with **Hubzilla**. Every website member can create their own unique website or social space to suit their needs and personality, and these can all share and interact. -But we don't stop there. Hubz all over the internet "magically" connect together into very large (or "internet-scale") social networks, websites, and communities; and *these* can all interact. - -It just works. - -When connected with other Hubz, permission to access the things you publish can extend to anybody in the Hubzilla network. So *my* Hubz can easily and securely share private stuff with *your* Hubz. Photos, spreadhseets, web pages, anything - anybody. This does not require another account or a password to access the private stuff. - -It just works. +But we don't stop there. Hubz all over the internet "magically" connect together into very large (or "internet-scale") social networks, websites, and communities; and *these* can all share and interact. +When connected with other Hubz, permission to access the things you publish can extend to anybody in the Hubzilla network. So *my* Hubz can easily and securely (and "magically") share private stuff with *your* Hubz. Photos, spreadhseets, web pages, anything - anybody. This does not require another account or a password to access the private stuff. **Hubzilla** is open source and built on PHP/MySQL/Apache (Mariadb or Postgres and Nginx could also be used, we're pretty easy). -- cgit v1.2.3 From 25c861c8193a9c50f7f9df1e3c6e8f573f1e468e Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: redmatrix Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 21:38:53 -0700 Subject: readme, ad nauseum --- doc/README.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/README.md') diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md index 6a93da437..b7271faed 100644 --- a/doc/README.md +++ b/doc/README.md @@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ Make Hubz with Hubzilla **What are Hubz?** -Hubz are general-purpose websites built with **Hubzilla**. Every website member can create their own unique website or social space to suit their needs and personality, and these can all share and interact. +Hubz are general-purpose websites built with **Hubzilla**. Every website member can create their own unique website or social space, and these can all share and interact. -But we don't stop there. Hubz all over the internet "magically" connect together into very large (or "internet-scale") social networks, websites, and communities; and *these* can all share and interact. +Hubz all over the internet "magically" connect together to create very large social networks, websites, and communities; and *these* can all share and interact. -When connected with other Hubz, permission to access the things you publish can extend to anybody in the Hubzilla network. So *my* Hubz can easily and securely (and "magically") share private stuff with *your* Hubz. Photos, spreadhseets, web pages, anything - anybody. This does not require another account or a password to access the private stuff. +Members of *my* Hubz can easily and securely share stuff with members of *your* Hubz. Anything with anybody. Publicly, or **privately**. **Hubzilla** is open source and built on PHP/MySQL/Apache (Mariadb or Postgres and Nginx could also be used, we're pretty easy). -- cgit v1.2.3 From fd79c598657d2b575d9cb697e0f77fe469b82a95 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: redmatrix Date: Mon, 4 May 2015 21:49:48 -0700 Subject: are we there yet? --- doc/README.md | 16 ++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/README.md') diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md index b7271faed..80fa58bab 100644 --- a/doc/README.md +++ b/doc/README.md @@ -18,22 +18,22 @@ Members of *my* Hubz can easily and securely share stuff with members of *your* Hubz are * decentralised -* social +* inherently social +* optionally inter-networked with other Hubz * privacy-enabled (privacy exclusions work across the entire internet to any registered identity on any compatible Hubz) -* optionally inter-networked with other hubs Possible website applications include -* decentralised social networking +* decentralised social networking nodes * personal cloud storage +* file dropboxes * managing organisational communications and activities +* collaboration and community decision-making * small business websites -* public and private media/file management and access +* public and private media/file libraries * blogs * event promotion * feed aggregation and republishing * forums -* pretty much anything you can do on a traditional blog or community website, but that you could do better if you could easily connect it with other websites. - - -Hubzilla members can also interact to varying degrees with several independant social networks such as Diaspora, Redmatrix, and Friendica; and can cross-post published items to a large number of other social and communication providers via plugins. \ No newline at end of file +* dating websites +* pretty much anything you can do on a traditional blog or community website, but that you could do better if you could easily connect it with other websites or privately share things across website boundaries. -- cgit v1.2.3 From b22ae35c1a47106bb6b8b94aa91aac24c14f0374 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: redmatrix Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 01:10:45 -0700 Subject: this will settle down eventually. --- doc/README.md | 6 +++--- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/README.md') diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md index 80fa58bab..5930889e4 100644 --- a/doc/README.md +++ b/doc/README.md @@ -8,12 +8,12 @@ Make Hubz with Hubzilla Hubz are general-purpose websites built with **Hubzilla**. Every website member can create their own unique website or social space, and these can all share and interact. -Hubz all over the internet "magically" connect together to create very large social networks, websites, and communities; and *these* can all share and interact. +Hubz all over the internet connect together "magically" to create very large communities and social networks; and *these* can all share and interact. -Members of *my* Hubz can easily and securely share stuff with members of *your* Hubz. Anything with anybody. Publicly, or **privately**. +Hubz members can easily and securely share stuff with members of other Hubz. Publicly or **privately**. Anything, anybody. -**Hubzilla** is open source and built on PHP/MySQL/Apache (Mariadb or Postgres and Nginx could also be used, we're pretty easy). +**Hubzilla** is open source and built using common webserver technology (PHP/MySQL/Apache, althogh Mariadb or Postgres and Nginx could also be used, we're pretty easy). Hubz are -- cgit v1.2.3 From 57fcfc9398356bc2223341676500a77b607e9bd9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: redmatrix Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 01:25:27 -0700 Subject: iteration #97 --- doc/README.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/README.md') diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md index 5930889e4..fb872809f 100644 --- a/doc/README.md +++ b/doc/README.md @@ -6,11 +6,11 @@ Make Hubz with Hubzilla **What are Hubz?** -Hubz are general-purpose websites built with **Hubzilla**. Every website member can create their own unique website or social space, and these can all share and interact. +Hubz are general-purpose websites. Every member can create or customise their own personal websites, media collections and/or social spaces, and these can all share and interact. Hubz all over the internet connect together "magically" to create very large communities and social networks; and *these* can all share and interact. -Hubz members can easily and securely share stuff with members of other Hubz. Publicly or **privately**. Anything, anybody. +Hubz members can securely and privately share anything; with anybody, on any Hubz. Or share stuff publicly with the entire internet if desired. **Hubzilla** is open source and built using common webserver technology (PHP/MySQL/Apache, althogh Mariadb or Postgres and Nginx could also be used, we're pretty easy). -- cgit v1.2.3 From ae1d0e5e75f13d1870fe94d267f6098490072e09 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: redmatrix Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 04:40:41 -0700 Subject: update 99 --- doc/README.md | 20 ++++++++++---------- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/README.md') diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md index fb872809f..84d4789ec 100644 --- a/doc/README.md +++ b/doc/README.md @@ -1,26 +1,26 @@ -Make Hubz with Hubzilla -======================= +Hubzilla - Hub Deployment Platform +================================== ![Hubzilla](images/ghash-32.png) -**What are Hubz?** +**What are Hubs?** -Hubz are general-purpose websites. Every member can create or customise their own personal websites, media collections and/or social spaces, and these can all share and interact. +Hubs are general-purpose websites. You can decide what you want them to do. These may have one or more members. Every hub member can create or customise their own "channels", which are personal websites, forums, media collections, and/or social spaces within the hub, and these can all share and interact. -Hubz all over the internet connect together "magically" to create very large communities and social networks; and *these* can all share and interact. +Hubs and their members from all over the internet connect together "magically" to create very large communities and social networks; and *these* can all share and interact. -Hubz members can securely and privately share anything; with anybody, on any Hubz. Or share stuff publicly with the entire internet if desired. +Hub members can securely and privately share anything; with anybody, on any hub - or share stuff publicly with anybody on the internet if desired. -**Hubzilla** is open source and built using common webserver technology (PHP/MySQL/Apache, althogh Mariadb or Postgres and Nginx could also be used, we're pretty easy). +**Hubzilla** is the server software which makes this possible. It consists of an open source content management system combined with a decentralised identity, communications, and permissions framework and protocol suite, built using common webserver technology (PHP/MySQL/Apache, although Mariadb or Postgres and Nginx could also be used - we're pretty easy). The end result is a level of systems integration, privacy control, and communications features that you wouldn't think are possible in either a content management system or a decentralised communications network. -Hubz are +Hubzilla hubs are * decentralised * inherently social -* optionally inter-networked with other Hubz -* privacy-enabled (privacy exclusions work across the entire internet to any registered identity on any compatible Hubz) +* optionally inter-networked with other hubs +* privacy-enabled (privacy exclusions work across the entire internet to any registered identity on any compatible hubs) Possible website applications include -- cgit v1.2.3 From ecbe01e3f7ed878dc363c602ebb52ed06e38b91d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: redmatrix Date: Tue, 5 May 2015 13:42:05 -0700 Subject: i think this is 100 --- doc/README.md | 10 +++------- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/README.md') diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md index 84d4789ec..9ff0ea81a 100644 --- a/doc/README.md +++ b/doc/README.md @@ -6,14 +6,10 @@ Hubzilla - Hub Deployment Platform **What are Hubs?** -Hubs are general-purpose websites. You can decide what you want them to do. These may have one or more members. Every hub member can create or customise their own "channels", which are personal websites, forums, media collections, and/or social spaces within the hub, and these can all share and interact. +Hubs are independant general-purpose websites that not only connect with their associated members and viewers, but also connect together to exchange personal communications and other information with each other. +This allows hub members on any hub to securely and privately share anything; with anybody, on any hub - anywhere; or share stuff publicly with anybody on the internet if desired. -Hubs and their members from all over the internet connect together "magically" to create very large communities and social networks; and *these* can all share and interact. - -Hub members can securely and privately share anything; with anybody, on any hub - or share stuff publicly with anybody on the internet if desired. - - -**Hubzilla** is the server software which makes this possible. It consists of an open source content management system combined with a decentralised identity, communications, and permissions framework and protocol suite, built using common webserver technology (PHP/MySQL/Apache, although Mariadb or Postgres and Nginx could also be used - we're pretty easy). The end result is a level of systems integration, privacy control, and communications features that you wouldn't think are possible in either a content management system or a decentralised communications network. +**Hubzilla** is the server software which makes this possible. It is a sophisticated and unique combination of an open source content management system and a decentralised identity, communications, and permissions framework and protocol suite, built using common webserver technology (PHP/MySQL/Apache, although Mariadb or Postgres and Nginx could also be used - we're pretty easy). The end result is a level of systems integration, privacy control, and communications features that you wouldn't think are possible in either a content management system or a decentralised communications network. It also brings a new level of cooperation and privacy to the web and introduces the concept of personally owned "single sign-on" to web services across the entire internet. Hubzilla hubs are -- cgit v1.2.3 From 2c7a4c254d21ac64aa82993bfd4b4b5af7dd448a Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: redmatrix Date: Sun, 10 May 2015 13:30:30 -0700 Subject: correcting upstream --- doc/README.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'doc/README.md') diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md index 9ff0ea81a..f2c80fca6 100644 --- a/doc/README.md +++ b/doc/README.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ Hubzilla - Hub Deployment Platform **What are Hubs?** -Hubs are independant general-purpose websites that not only connect with their associated members and viewers, but also connect together to exchange personal communications and other information with each other. +Hubs are independent general-purpose websites that not only connect with their associated members and viewers, but also connect together to exchange personal communications and other information with each other. This allows hub members on any hub to securely and privately share anything; with anybody, on any hub - anywhere; or share stuff publicly with anybody on the internet if desired. **Hubzilla** is the server software which makes this possible. It is a sophisticated and unique combination of an open source content management system and a decentralised identity, communications, and permissions framework and protocol suite, built using common webserver technology (PHP/MySQL/Apache, although Mariadb or Postgres and Nginx could also be used - we're pretty easy). The end result is a level of systems integration, privacy control, and communications features that you wouldn't think are possible in either a content management system or a decentralised communications network. It also brings a new level of cooperation and privacy to the web and introduces the concept of personally owned "single sign-on" to web services across the entire internet. -- cgit v1.2.3 From 364025e550341b2922104e83d2a2fddaf4f21652 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: redmatrix Date: Wed, 13 May 2015 17:59:45 -0700 Subject: remove project name dependency from most of the doc files to ease project merging, there are going to be some edge cases requiring manual tweaking as most of this was done by script. --- doc/README.md | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-) (limited to 'doc/README.md') diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md index 845fedbd9..68183577e 100644 --- a/doc/README.md +++ b/doc/README.md @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ -![the Red Matrix](images/rm-480x115.png) +![the $Projectname](images/rm-480x115.png) -The RedMatrix (aka "red") is an open source webapp platform providing a complete **decentralised** publishing, sharing, and communications system. It combines communications (private messaging, chat and social networking), and media management (photos, events, files, web pages, app distribution) with enough features to make your head spin. +The $Projectname (aka "red") is an open source webapp platform providing a complete **decentralised** publishing, sharing, and communications system. It combines communications (private messaging, chat and social networking), and media management (photos, events, files, web pages, app distribution) with enough features to make your head spin. -What makes the RedMatrix unique is what we call "magic authentication" - which is based on our groundbreaking work in decentralised identity services. This ties all RedMatrix sites and channels together into a single super-network where the boundaries between different websites are blurred or seemingly non-existent; where "who you are" has nothing to do with "what computer you're connected to", and where website content can adapt itself according to who is viewing it. +What makes the $Projectname unique is what we call "magic authentication" - which is based on our groundbreaking work in decentralised identity services. This ties all $Projectname sites and channels together into a single super-network where the boundaries between different websites are blurred or seemingly non-existent; where "who you are" has nothing to do with "what computer you're connected to", and where website content can adapt itself according to who is viewing it. Warning: After experiencing magic authentication and nomadic identity, you may find it disconcerting and a bit "primitive" to go back to the old internet. You shouldn't need hundreds of different passwords to use the web ... or be totally isolated from your friends and family because a server or router in another country is having "*issues*". -For the average person, the biggest advantage of decentralised identity is that you decide who you want to share your stuff with, and if somebody isn't on your list, they're not going to see it. It's all under your control (we're big on privacy). Use the RedMatrix as a social network or a business website or for personal cloud storage or media publishing - or any number of other uses; limited only by your imagination. +For the average person, the biggest advantage of decentralised identity is that you decide who you want to share your stuff with, and if somebody isn't on your list, they're not going to see it. It's all under your control (we're big on privacy). Use the $Projectname as a social network or a business website or for personal cloud storage or media publishing - or any number of other uses; limited only by your imagination. -The Red Matrix is free and open source distributed under the MIT license. +The $Projectname is free and open source distributed under the MIT license. -- cgit v1.2.3