## The project

True to the Unix-philosophy of small programs to do a small job, GNU social is a social communication software used in federated social networks.

It is widely supported and has a large userbase. It is already used by the Free Software Foundation. As the GNU operating system, is built around privacy and trustworthy technology based on free software(free as in freedom, specifically to run, study, change and distribute yoursoftware as you please). GNU social is technology for communities to runand host their own social media.

Currently, we’re working on adding features to easily and flexibly create groups and improve tags, allowing easier content filtering and connecting with anyone that shares your interests, all under your own control and without infringing your privacy.

## Features

- Versatile. GNU social supports both single-user and community modes and can be used in an intranet environment or as part of the wider Free Network.
- Stable. GNU social has been used in production environments for over ten years.
- Plug and Play. Because GNU social is minimal and libre, it runs virtually anywhere you can run a common piece of web software, such as WordPress or Drupal. JavaScript is optional.
- Privacy focused. GNU social is part of the GNU project, it's 100% free software, with no malicious features or spyware.

## FAQ

### Where can I join GNU social?

There are many kinds of GNU social server instances online right now!

Click here to see a list of popular GNU social sites you can join!

Disclaimer: Please note that the GNU social development team is not responsible for the operation or content of sites that run its software.

### Who makes GNU social?

The current development team is lead by Diogo Cordeiro. A list containing the current devs and other contributors is available here. The founders of the GNU social project were Matt Lee, Evan Prodromou and Mikael Nordfeldth.

## Contact

Discuss the project on our IRC channel #social on irc.freenode.net

Contribute code, report bugs and request features on our repository.

If you are a student you can also apply to GNU social's Summer of Code.