commit 298a7ad21b367912340201bc76e3e23249043814
parent f800970c8bd8504f27295e3b4119af92c86fec92
Author: tobi <31960611+tsmethurst@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 6 Nov 2022 12:18:52 +0100
[docs] add note about Alpha status right at the top (#971)
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2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ With GoToSocial, you can keep in touch with your friends, post, read, and share
<img src="./docs/assets/sloth.png" width="300"/>
</p>
+**GoToSocial is still [ALPHA SOFTWARE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Alpha)**. It is already deployable and useable, and it federates cleanly with many other Fediverse servers (not yet all). However, many things are not yet implemented, and there are plenty of bugs! We foresee entering beta somewhere in 2023.
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Documentation is at [docs.gotosocial.org](https://docs.gotosocial.org). You can skip straight to the API documentation [here](https://docs.gotosocial.org/en/latest/api/swagger/).
Here's a screenshot of the instance landing page!
@@ -79,8 +81,6 @@ This project sprang up in February/March 2021 out of a dissatisfaction with the
It began as a solo project, and then picked up steam as more developers became interested and jumped on.
-The project is still [alpha software](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Alpha), but is already deployable and very useable, and it federates cleanly with many other Fediverse servers (not yet all).
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For a detailed view on what's implemented and what's not, and progress made towards [beta release](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Beta), please see [the roadmap document](./ROADMAP.md).
## Features
diff --git a/docs/index.md b/docs/index.md
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ With GoToSocial, you can keep in touch with your friends, post, read, and share
GoToSocial provides a lightweight, customizable, and safety-focused entryway into the [Fediverse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fediverse), and is comparable to (but distinct from) existing projects such as [Mastodon](https://joinmastodon.org/), [Pleroma](https://pleroma.social/), [Friendica](https://friendica.net), and [PixelFed](https://pixelfed.org/).
+**GoToSocial is still [ALPHA SOFTWARE](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Software_release_life_cycle#Alpha)**. It is already deployable and useable, and it federates cleanly with many other Fediverse servers (not yet all). However, many things are not yet implemented, and there are plenty of bugs! We foresee entering beta somewhere in 2023.
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Here's a screenshot of the instance landing page!
