Known (software)

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Known
Logo of Known software (supported by Open Collective).png
Original author(s)Ben Werdmuller, Erin Richey[1]
Stable release
1.2.2[2] / 15 June 2020; 20 months ago (2020-06-15)
Repository
Written inPHP[3]
Platformweb
TypeBlog software, Content Management System,
LicenseApache License 2.0 [4]
Websitewithknown.com

Known is an open source publishing tool designed to provide a way of more easily publishing status updates, blog posts, and photos to a wide range of social media services. It also allows you to keep a copy of the content you publish and post on your own site.[5]

Known is available as installable open source software, similar to WordPress.[6] It is a part of the IndieWeb movement,[7] and is used as a teaching tool in higher education.[8][9] It also supports multi-user use, and is sometimes considered as an intranet platform.[10]

Known supports the W3C Recommendations Micropub[11] and Webmention[12] among others.

Known is supported since 2019 by that serves as fiscal sponsor since for many FLOSS projects.[13][14]

References[]

  1. ^ Finley, Klint. "Out in the Open: A Blogging Tool That Lets You Actually Own What You Post on Facebook". Wired. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  2. ^ "Updated Known "Official" build". Retrieved 18 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Homepage-OpenSource". Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Known/LICENSE". Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  5. ^ Finley, Klint. "Out in the Open: A Blogging Tool That Lets You Actually Own What You Post on Facebook". Wired. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  6. ^ Ingram, Mathew. "IndieWeb advocates launch Known so bloggers can be social and still control their content". GigaOm. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  7. ^ "Known". IndieWebCamp. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  8. ^ Groom, Jim. "Teaching Without WordPress: Exploring the Known World". bavatuesdays. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  9. ^ Mendelson, Aaron. "Startups pitch their ventures at Matter Three demo day". Knight Blog. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  10. ^ Holtz, Shel. "Will your intranet get Known?". IntraTeam. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
  11. ^ Self-hosted Known 0.8.5 has left the building - with better indieweb, micropub and AMP support
  12. ^ Changes by version
  13. ^ "Known - Open Collective". opencollective.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  14. ^ "Open Source Collective - Open Collective". opencollective.com. Retrieved 2021-11-22.

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