commit: 61db14bcbe424731c01cf782e8e147a9551c6125
parent: 720d1f8f3d6ffbc1729e7523bd4b663703ee2f24
Author: Eugen <eugen@zeonfederated.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2016 12:37:06 +0200
Add more useful links to the readme
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1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -7,7 +7,9 @@ Mastodon
[travis]: https://travis-ci.org/Gargron/mastodon
[code_climate]: https://codeclimate.com/github/Gargron/mastodon
-Mastodon is a federated microblogging engine. An alternative implementation of the GNU social project. Based on ActivityStreams, Webfinger, PubsubHubbub and Salmon.
+Mastodon is a free, open-source social network server. A decentralized alternative to commercial platforms, it avoids the risks of a single company monopolizing your communication. Anyone can run Mastodon and participate in the social network seamlessly.
+
+An alternative implementation of the GNU social project. Based on ActivityStreams, Webfinger, PubsubHubbub and Salmon.
Click on the screenshot to watch a demo of the UI:
@@ -21,10 +23,10 @@ If you would like, you can [support the development of this project on Patreon][
[patreon]: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=619786
-**Current status of the project is early development**
-
## Resources
+- [List of Mastodon instances](https://github.com/Gargron/mastodon/wiki/List-of-Mastodon-instances)
+- [Use this tool to find Twitter friends on Mastodon](https://mastodon-bridge.herokuapp.com)
- [API overview](https://github.com/Gargron/mastodon/wiki/API)
- [How to use the API via cURL/oAuth](https://github.com/Gargron/mastodon/wiki/Testing-with-cURL)