StatusReport 2010-07-28

= Latest updates =


 * Our students for the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) have come up with updates on the progress of their work for StatusNet. These blog posts can be found at StatusNet Update: Google Summer of Code (GSoC), Status Update: Google Summer of Code (GSoC) Part 2!, Status Update: Google Summer of Code (GSoC) Part 3!, and StatusNet Update: Google Summer of Code (GSoC) Part 4!.


 * Another one of the Google Summer of Code (GSoC) projects was an IRC interface plug-in basics. StatusNet is currently working on extending it to offer commands from channels not just private messages. Follow the IRC (and MSN) plugin work.


 * Please summarize posts since last week.

= Recent Mentions of StatusNet =


 * In a blog post entitled Federated Social Web Summit Notes, Ozten talks about his experience of having attended the Federated Social Web Summit, and he provides us with a slide-show of pictures from the event.


 * In a blog post entitled StatusNet Expands to the Desktop; Truly Control Your Own Twitter, Kristen Nicole talks about the launch of the StatusNet Desktop Client and some of the great things StatusNet has to offer.


 * In this Open Office.org Conference(OOoCon) Announcement, entitled "Staying up to date during OOoCon", it states how Identi.ca and StatusNet were the official microblogging network used during OOoCon, rather than Twitter.


 * For more of the latest Press mentions for StatusNet, you can visit our Press Section.


 * Please summarize posts since last week.

= Upcoming Events =


 * Coming up on Sunday, August 1, 2010, is the GNU social Alpha release. GNU social is a social network, based on StatusNet, that uses a series of plug-ins, themes and templates to deliver on top of the StatusNet foundation.

= Important Information =


 * Please summarize posts since last week.