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README README
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Laconica 0.6.2 Laconica 0.6.3
13 November 2008 23 November 2008
This is the README file for Laconica, the Open Source microblogging This is the README file for Laconica, the Open Source microblogging
platform. It includes installation instructions, descriptions of platform. It includes installation instructions, descriptions of
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This is a minor feature and security improvement version from version This is a minor feature and security improvement version from version
0.6.1 (release 6 Oct 2008). Notable features of version 0.6.2 include: 0.6.2 (release 13 Nov 2008). Notable features of version 0.6.3 include:
- Notice inboxes have been added. This is a big database change - 'nudge' functionality to tell a user that they're missed.
that will allow a more robust messaging model in the future; for - Links to related RSS/Atom feeds on all pages.
now, it is an optimization that speeds up some queries. - Favor/disfavor icons changed to images.
- Posted URLs are automatically shortened; users can choose their - Better checks to prevent remote subscribing to a local user, causing
preferred url shortening service. "ghost profiles" (dupes in people search or subscriptions lists).
- Support SUP protocol - Twitter friend sync. Users who set up their Twitter accounts will
(http://code.google.com/p/simpleupdateprotocol/) for quicker updates be automatically connected to other local users who have Twitter
to FriendFeed (http://friendfeed.com/). accounts and who they're subscribed to on Twitter.
- Tag streams now have an RSS feed. - List view of subscriptions/subscribers.
- CSRF protection for posting notices and logging in. This closes - Subscribe/unsubscribe button on subscriptions/subscribers list.
the "Version 0 API" used initially for identi.ca and supported - Optionally hide certain users from the public stream.
until September 30, 2008. - Give public area a few more tabs.
- Slightly broadened the layout of default and Identi.ca themes to - Add Featured users tab to public area.
accommodate more verbose (non-English!) languages' interfaces. - Add Most favorited notices tab to public area.
- Replies made through the Web site will refer to the clicked-on - Users can give themselves tags.
message. - Users can tag their subscribers or subscriptions.
- enjit queue handler. - Users can send @-replies to tagged subsets of their contact list
- Experimental theme for iphone use. using @#tag.
- Various internationalization scripts and updates. - Subscribe/unsubscribe with Ajax form.
- Better UTF-8 escaped entity handling in API. - Post notice with Ajax form.
- Better handling of since_id and before_id parameters in API. - Script to optionally add notice inboxes for only some users.
- Better heuristics for when to include a closing parenthesis in a link. - Incremental caching of notice streams using memcached.
- Handle multi-byte-encoded @-replies from XMPP through Twitter bridge. - Use cached favorites info to avoid excess DB hits for faves.
- Better handling of read-only requests in API, to allow using - Optionally use Sphinx Search for notice search.
replicated mirror servers. - Optionally use Sphinx Search for people search.
- A lot of common code factored out of default and identi.ca themes;
default theme now much more functional.
- 'Invite-only' mode for closed sites.
- Some undocumented features in Twitter API user/show.
- Favorites flag in API for statuses.
Because of the CSRF fixes in particular, this upgrade is recommended Because of the CSRF fixes in particular, this upgrade is recommended
for all Laconica sites. for all Laconica sites.
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to MySQL or Postgresql fulltext search. You will also need a to MySQL or Postgresql fulltext search. You will also need a
Sphinx server to serve the search queries. Sphinx server to serve the search queries.
You will almost definitely get 2-3 times better performance from your You will almost definitely get 2-3 times better performance from your
site if you install a PHP bytecode cache/accelerator. Some well-known site if you install a PHP bytecode cache/accelerator. Some well-known
examples are: eaccelerator, Turck mmcache, xcache, apc. Zend Optimizer examples are: eaccelerator, Turck mmcache, xcache, apc. Zend Optimizer

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if (!defined('LACONICA')) { exit(1); } if (!defined('LACONICA')) { exit(1); }
define('LACONICA_VERSION', '0.6.2'); define('LACONICA_VERSION', '0.6.3');
define('AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE', 96); define('AVATAR_PROFILE_SIZE', 96);
define('AVATAR_STREAM_SIZE', 48); define('AVATAR_STREAM_SIZE', 48);