I know #GeminiProtocol or #SpartanProtocol all are far from perfect (and will be hard to fix as they have no version by design to prevent additions). Still I believe they are the things that has taken off most and really means something symbolically about a separate non-commercial web.
Maybe it’ll all be rewritten with totally different protocols and content converted (it’s mostly markdown-like) but it’s still good to use & promote the version we have now.
I remember thinking it was maybe a bit much to even do a separate non-http protocol for #GeminiProtocol and it probably hindered adoption (requiring new servers and clients). But in the end I get that it’s more about a statement than technology itself.
I expect some changes or even migration to a different system when a larger public starts using it and spammers & the commercial world altogether see it as a target. For now it’s a beautiful secret garden most people never heard about and it’s ok
With its slowly growing content I see an opportunity for #GeminiProtocol to become a standard to keep using old machines that otherwise would become e-waste.
Most of the web is painful to unusable today if you have a PC that’s one decade old or more. Yet the majority of actually useful information is still text with a few included documents or images. Gemini will always be useable on E-readers when we know the web content may sometimes be readable but mostly not.
I am not sure why Lagrange (Gemini Browser) isn’t in the AppStore yet. I use the beta daily and I am sure most people wouldn’t notice the few remaining issues.
Especially since there isn’t any other good Gemini client for iOS at the moment (that I know of). Elaho was removed.
This week I have been more involved on the #geminiprotocol side rather than the #Fediverse and it has been very refreshing... 😊
More engagement and less distraction, posts on platforms like Bubbles or Station aren't meant to consume are just people talking to each other, no links to videos, pictures or memes... It is just text inside the gorgeous frame of #Lagrange and each platform is so well integrated into this amazing client, whether is the desktop or the android version, that your experience feels like with native applications... This is just amazing...
I used to follow #gemini to check on a certain smol hypertext system, and now the hashtag is flooded by posts about Google's LLM. :sadness:
Oh well, time to follow #GeminiProtocol.
I hate that Google’s AI is named Gemini. Now when I tell people that I explore geminispace they think AI rather than smolnet. To be fair, no one really thought smolnet anyway. #geminiprotocol#smolnet
Niche question: I used to quite like reading Winter's Gemlog before rawtext.club took a dump with its trousers on. Does anyone know if they're posting anywhere else now? #gemini
Ah… Le moteur de recherche pour #Gemini ( #GeminiProtocol, #notGoogleGemini) geminispace.info va être arrêté le 1er juin, à quelques semaines seulement du 5e anniversaire de ce protocole Internet alternatif au Web et à Gopher…
Comme la capsule comporte peu de pages, je les ai toutes téléchargées (sauf celles qui mènent à un statut 10 INPUT, évidemment), pour en conserver une trace.
heads up to #Geminauts:
search service geminispace.info will go down on 1st June 2024.
The current VPS contract will end at this day and i decided not to renew.
It was an interesting journey the last 3 years, but life has changed since then and it's time for me to move on.
Maybe i'll reuse the domain for other gemini related stuff in the future, but for the moment i decided to take a break in hosting a gemini service.
It seems that there is only one android mobile client (rosy cow) that is actively in development for the #geminiprotocol . This is worrying, as this eco-system is still relatively new. Luckily, the desktop clients are still thriving with Lagrange by @skyjake.fi is sitting on the throne.
Perhaps it is time for me to get my gempod up and running...
Running #plan9front in my #thinkpad x280 for this entire year is going to be distractionless and super productive workstation. I dinnae miss the browser at all. Also I'm learning tons of new #computing things. There is no way back. Thank you to every single person and to the developers for this amazing experience. #plan9
@sirjofri I do the same, for quick searches I'm using the mobile browser. Also I am a #geminiprotocol user so it makes sense to use it under #plan9 as is more convenient.
@allanon Same. I envision a future with #GeminiProtocol human-made pages only, except with clients that emphasize (predefined) beautiful typography and layout. Just text and images, all respecting a design book type layout with hyperlinks and search.
Technology isn’t the problem. We need a parallel non capitalist internet. Part of it already exists. It needs better search, better clients, better understanding from the general people. I believe the Fediverse could be at the center.
Last week I found out about the Gemini protocol. It's like a light weight alternative to the web. There is not much to it. Every resource loads only one file. You could compare the experience of browsing it to having reading mode in your browser always on. I like the simplicity of it and the DIY mentality
I worked on a little server for it the over the weekend but there is nothing on it yet so I'll post the link some other time.