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I can tell you, from having been involved in a number of the discussions on the mailing list, that these points were definitely discussed. There were a number o
by sloum 6y ago
I can tell you, from having been involved in a number of the discussions on the mailing list, that these points were definitely discussed. There were a number of people on your side. HTML subsets were discussed, as was using markdown (or a markdown subset). In the end a simple link syntax was chosen along with a few optional items. The simple link syntax is much more than a stripped down html 1.0... it is gopher but with a better syntax that is easier for non-developers to generate content with.
Gemini isn't perfect and is definitely a work in progress that serves a purpose and fits a niche. In my opinion it is geared more to converting people from gopher to gemini rather than from the web to gemini, though I hope we'll get some of both :)
- astrobe_ 6y agoDid someone also pointed out that CRLF is a pointless Microsoftian archaism? There's no need anymore to use two characters to mark the end of a line.
- spc476 6y agoYes, several times. It was kept in because other text based protocols (like SMTP, HTTP) also specify the use of CRLF, at least for the request.
- Aeolun 6y agoIt also doesn’t really hurt anyone, though it would be nice if new protocols could try to remove the need from their specs. We’re going to build new clients and servers anyway, so might as well handle just /n
- WoodenChair 6y ago> It also doesn’t really hurt anyone Well it does. Extra characters in the HTTP spec end up getting sent trillions of times per year over the Internet costing real money in bandwidth in aggregate.