While attempting to activate the wp-status.net plugin, the following error occurs:

Plugin could not be activated because it triggered a fatal error.
Parse error: parse error, unexpected T_STRING, expecting T_OLD_FUNCTION or T_FUNCTION or T_VAR or '}' in /blog/wp-content/plugins/wp-statusnet/wp-status-net.php on line 17

How do I resolve this error?

Thanks

Wordpress Version 2.9.2

I would suggest that you upgrade to the latest Wordpress version.