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Dreamwidth, the Glossary

Dreamwidth is an online journal service based on the LiveJournal codebase.^[1]

27 relations: Blog, Codebase, Facebook, Fork (software development), Free software, GNU General Public License, Google Summer of Code, InfoWorld, Interoperability, Invitation system, JavaScript, Last.fm, Laura Sydell, Linux.conf.au, List of social networking services, LiveJournal, NPR, O'Reilly Open Source Convention, Open-source software, OpenID, Perl, Python (programming language), Renée Montagne, Server (computing), Social network, Software, Twitter.
Community websites
Free web software
Internet services supporting OpenID

Blog

A blog (a truncation of "weblog") is an informational website consisting of discrete, often informal diary-style text entries (posts).

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Codebase

In software development, a codebase (or code base) is a collection of source code used to build a particular software system, application, or software component.

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Facebook

Facebook is a social media and social networking service owned by American technology conglomerate Meta. Dreamwidth and Facebook are American social networking websites and blog hosting services.

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In software engineering, a project fork happens when developers take a copy of source code from one software package and start independent development on it, creating a distinct and separate piece of software. Dreamwidth and fork (software development) are software forks.

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Free software

Free software, libre software, libreware or rarely known as freedom-respecting software is computer software distributed under terms that allow users to run the software for any purpose as well as to study, change, and distribute it and any adapted versions.

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GNU General Public License

The GNU General Public License (GNU GPL or simply GPL) is a series of widely used free software licenses, or copyleft, that guarantee end users the four freedoms to run, study, share, and modify the software.

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Google Summer of Code

The Google Summer of Code, often abbreviated to GSoC, is an international annual program in which Google awards stipends to contributors who successfully complete a free and open-source software coding project during the summer.

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InfoWorld

InfoWorld (IW) is an American information technology media business.

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Interoperability

Interoperability is a characteristic of a product or system to work with other products or systems.

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Invitation system

An invitation system is a method of encouraging people to join an organization, such as a club or a website.

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JavaScript

JavaScript, often abbreviated as JS, is a programming language and core technology of the Web, alongside HTML and CSS.

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Last.fm

Last.fm Limited is a music website founded in the United Kingdom in 2002.

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Laura Sydell

Laura Sydell formerly reported on Digital Culture for NPR.

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Linux.conf.au

linux.conf.au (often abbreviated as lca or LCA) is Australasia's regional Linux and open source conference.

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A social networking service is an online platform that people use to build social networks or social relationships with other people who share similar personal or career interests, activities, backgrounds or real-life connections.

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LiveJournal

LiveJournal (Живой Журнал), stylised as LiVEJOURNAL, is a Russian-owned social networking service where users can keep a blog, journal, or diary. Dreamwidth and LiveJournal are blog hosting services, blog software and Internet services supporting OpenID.

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NPR

National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.

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O'Reilly Open Source Convention

The O'Reilly Open Source Convention (OSCON) was an American annual convention for the discussion of free and open-source software.

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Open-source software

Open-source software (OSS) is computer software that is released under a license in which the copyright holder grants users the rights to use, study, change, and distribute the software and its source code to anyone and for any purpose.

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OpenID

OpenID is an open standard and decentralized authentication protocol promoted by the non-profit OpenID Foundation.

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Perl

Perl is a high-level, general-purpose, interpreted, dynamic programming language.

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Python (programming language)

Python is a high-level, general-purpose programming language.

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Renée Montagne

Renée Montagne is an American radio journalist and was the co-host (with Steve Inskeep and David Greene) of National Public Radio's weekday morning news program, Morning Edition, from May 2004 to November 11, 2016.

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Server (computing)

A server is a computer that provides information to other computers called "clients" on computer network.

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A social network is a social structure made up of a set of social actors (such as individuals or organizations), sets of dyadic ties, and other social interactions between actors.

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Software

Software consists of computer programs that instruct the execution of a computer.

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Twitter

X, commonly referred to by its former name Twitter, is a social networking service. Dreamwidth and Twitter are American social networking websites and blog hosting services.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamwidth

Also known as Dreamwidth Studios, Dreamwidth.org.