From 9fc741df79907e2c5fd6b3c594310d302258e002 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: robcolbert Date: Wed, 3 Jul 2019 22:57:21 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] updated --- AUTHORS.md | 31 +++++-------------------------- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-) diff --git a/AUTHORS.md b/AUTHORS.md index 03861c2c..2c48a4fe 100644 --- a/AUTHORS.md +++ b/AUTHORS.md @@ -1,34 +1,13 @@ Authors -======= -Gab Social is available on our self-hosted -[GitLab](https://code.gab.com/gab/social/gab-social). And, that's where we have -to stop. +Gab Social by Gab.com is available on our self-hosted GitLab. -Gab does not publicly disclose the members of our team or their contributions to -this software. All Gab contributions should be regarded as anonymous. +## General Statements -The list of contributors from the -[Mastadon](https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon) project has been removed from -the Gab Social fork of Mastodon to entirely prevent any misinterpretation of our -fork. - -## General statements - -The Gab Social fork is not endorsed by the Mastadon team. Gab is not receiving -support from the Mastodon team and did not request it. - -There has been no communication between the Mastadon and Gab teams regarding -the Gab Social fork. +The [Gab Social](https://code.gab.com/gab/social/gab-social) fork is not endorsed by the Mastodon team. Gab is not receiving support from the Mastodon team and has not requested it. There has been no communication between the Mastodon and Gab teams regarding the Gab Social fork. ## Acknowledgement of accomplishments -Gab is grateful for the work performed by the Mastodon team. Their -accomplishments have inspired Gab to completely open the platform, federate the -social network, and take other steps forward in terms of user privacy, user data -control, and trust. +Gab is grateful for the work performed by the [Mastadon](https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon) team. Their accomplishments have inspired Gab to completely open the platform, federate the social network, and take other steps forward in terms of user privacy, user data control, user freedom, and trust. -Our hope is that some day circumstances will allow a comprehensive list of -contributors to be displayed for this project because a lot of work went into -this system and it was done by a large number of people who deserve credit for -their accomplishments. \ No newline at end of file +Our hope is that some day circumstances will allow a comprehensive list of contributors to be displayed for this project from both the Gab and Mastodon communities, because a lot of work has gone into, and will continue to go into, this system, which we believe will change the world, and for which the authors of contributions to this codebase deserve due credit. \ No newline at end of file