Known (software)

Last updated
Known
Original authors Ben Werdmuller, Erin Richey [1]
Stable release
1.5 [2] / 2 June 2023;2 years ago (2023-06-02)
Repository
Written in PHP [3]
Platform web
Type Blog software, Content Management System,
License Apache License 2.0 [4]
Website withknown.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 Open Collective 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. ↑ "Releases" . Retrieved 2 June 2023.
  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. Archived from the original on September 14, 2014. 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.