add documentation for OpenMicroBlogging

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+[OpenMicroBlogging](http://openmicroblogging.org/) is a protocol that
+lets users of one [microblogging](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/microblogging) service
+subscribe to notices by users of another service. The protocol, based on
+[OAuth](http://oauth.net/), is open and free, and doesn't depend on any
+central authority to maintain the federated microblogs.
+
+The [Laconica](http://laconi.ca/) software that runs %%site.name%% supports
+OpenMicroBlogging 0.1. Anyone can make a new installation of Laconica on their
+own servers, and users of that new installation can subscribe to notices from
+%%site.name%%.
+
+Remote subscription
+-------------------
+
+If you have an account on a remote site that supports OpenMicroBlogging, and you
+want to subscribe to the notices of a user on this site, click on the "Subscribe"
+link under their avatar on their profile page. This should take you to the
+(remote subscription)[%%action.remotesubscribe%%] page. Make sure that you've got the
+right nickname registered, and enter your profile URL on the other microblogging
+service.
+
+You'll be taken to your microblogging service, where you'll be asked to confirm the
+subscription. When you confirm, your service will receive new notifications from
+the user on %%site.name%%, and your service will forward them to you (using IM, SMS,
+the Web, or whatever else).