Subj : Re: Gemini protocol
To   : Ben Collver
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Wed Apr 10 2024 06:41 am

-=> Ben Collver wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

 BC> The browser scene is compromised by corporate interest, all the way
 BC> down to the standards bodies.  All mainstream browsers push telemetry,
 BC> HTTPS-only, and bloat such as WebGL.  Those who don't support this
 BC> bloat are considered obsolete.  Many indie sites use clownflare for DoS
 BC> protection, and this injects JS dependencies.

 Point taken. I hadn't thought of that. We could resurrect an old
 browser, but that would introduce security issues and remove the
 benefit of being able to use one more browser.

 I did play with Gemini a while ago, found a nice way to get bashblog to
 create a gemini version of my blog at gemini://tilde.club/~poindexter.




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