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+Existing sources:
+* articles on the Chronicles/ Knowledge pages of the site
+* WeDistribute
+* Strypey's 'brief history' blog piece: http://web.archive.org/web/20190617225539/https://www.coactivate.org/projects/disintermedia/blog/2017/04/01/a-brief-history-of-the-gnu-social-fediverse-and-the-federation
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+Timeline could include referenced dates for:
+
+
+*Identica/ pump.io/ GNU social*
+
+Founding of Laconica/ Identica project
+
+Publication of OpenMicroBlogging spec
+
+Rebranding at StatusNet/ OStatus
+
+Publication of OStatus spec
+
+Publication of pump.io spec
+
+Identi.ca switched to pump.io
+
+Forking of Free & Social
+
+Founding of GNU social
+
+Merger of StatusNet, and Free & Social, into GNU social
+
+
+*Diaspora*
+
+Founding of Diaspora project
+
+Crowdfunding success on Kickstarter
+
+First Diaspora pod
+
+Publication of Diaspora spec
+
+
+*Friendica/ Hubzilla/ Zap*
+
+Founding of Mistpark project
+
+Publication of DFRN spec
+
+Rebrand to Friendika
+
+Rebrand to Friendica
+
+Launch of RedMatrix project
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