Adding an About Us page

app/controllers/static_controller.rb

@@ -8,6 +8,10 @@ def open_source
     @title = "open source"
   end
 
+  def about
+    @title = "about us"
+  end
+
   def contact
     @title = "contact us"
   end

app/views/shared/menu/_footer.haml

@@ -2,5 +2,6 @@
   != menu_item("Home", "/")
   != menu_item("Login/Signup", "/login") unless logged_in?
   != menu_item("Open Source", "/open_source")
-  != menu_item("Contact", "/contact")  
+  != menu_item("About Us", "/about")
+  != menu_item("Contact", "/contact")
   != menu_item("Blog", ENV['BLOG_URL']) if ENV['BLOG_URL']

app/views/static/about.html.haml

@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+#about
+  :markdown
+    # About Us
+
+    rstat.us is a [100% open source](/open-source) microblogging platform. Development of rstat.us started on March 12, 2011 as a result of frustration about twitter becoming more closed.
+
+    We receive no funding. Our hosting costs are very minimal (the main rstat.us site is hosted on [heroku](http://heroku.com)). All code has been written on a volunteer basis and is available for anyone to use under the [CC0](https://raw.github.com/hotsh/rstat.us/HEAD/LICENSE) license (essentially public domain).
+
+    The eventual goal is to make it easy enough for anyone to install the rstat.us code on their own server and run their own node. Because of rstat.us' use of [open protocols](http://ostatus.org), anyone on the main rstat.us node can follow anyone on any other node, and vice versa. We still have work to do to make it easy to install rstat.us' code, but following users on other sites that use the same protocols, like [identi.ca](https://identi.ca/), works today!
+
+    # Developers
+
+    The original group of developers hailed from Pittsburgh, PA, USA, but rstat.us has had contributors from all over the world.
+
+    Here is everyone who has made at least one contribution to rstat.us' code, tests, or documentation. If you'd like to join us, [there is plenty left to do!](https://github.com/hotsh/rstat.us/issues?sort=updated&state=open)
+

config/routes.rb

@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 
   # Static
   match "contact" => "static#contact"
+  match "about" => "static#about"
   match "open_source" => "static#open_source"
   match "help" => "static#help"