= Welcome to FoaFMe! =
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!FoafMe is a project dedicated to give you a simple to use '''editor for your [http://www.foaf-project.org FOAF]  files'''.[[BR]]
It runs as Java application on any desktop you have. It also provides browsing the net of[[BR]]
connected foaf files and uploading your foaf file using ftp.

!FoafMe is a Java application. The advantage of java is that you can use it on any platform[[BR]]
you want and that it works offline, you do not have to be connected to the web to edit your file.[[BR]]
Only when you upload your file, you will need an internet connection. You can either upload the file[[BR]]
yourself or use the internal FTP client of foafMe.

Read the [wiki:FoafmeFeedback feedback by downloaders].

== Current Work ==

This summer semester, the practical exercises of the [http://www.kis.uni-kl.de/campus/all/event.asp?gguid=0x17793BACC3406A4C8A51973EC9404505 Semantic Web lecture] at the [http://www.uni-kl.de/ Technical University of Kaiserslautern] include working on the !FoafMe tool. The students will try to use their acquired knowledge to improve the functionality and implement new features.

Coordination will take place on the [wiki:SemWeb07] page.

There is an upcoming online version of foafme
* [FoafmeWebBeta]


== Overview ==
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1. [wiki:foaf_html What is FOAF?]

2. [wiki:installation_html Installation]

3. [wiki:howto_html How-to-use]

4. [wiki:download_html Download]

5. [wiki:Development Development]

6. [wiki:foafme_plan Planned features]

7. [wiki:license_html License]


== !FoafMe features are: ==

 * Edit your foaf file

 * manage multiple files

 * add friends

 * integrated browser to show other foaf documents 
 
 * easy way to add friends-of-friends with the browser

 * FTP upload!

 * add contacts from your Address Book (real cool - made with [http://www.gnowsis.org GNOWSIS!])

 * Easy to use interface

 * Have your mom write her FOAF too!


[wiki:download_html Now get this thing and tell us what YOU think what it is]



== About ==

!FoafMe is created by the [http://www.dfki.uni-kl.de/KM/ DFKI's Knowledge Management Lab].

The idea was generated by [http://www.dfki.de/~sauermann Leo Sauermann]
and most programming was done by Daniel Bahls and Leo Sauermann.

Bug reports [http://foafme.opendfki.de/newticket go here]

It uses open source software that is also bundled with !FoafMe

 * [http://jena.sf.net Jena Semantic Web Framework]

 * [http://www.l2fprod.com/ skinlf]

 * [http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/net/ Apache Commons FTP client]