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It doesn't have a UI but it definitely has a UX - TLS required, no embedded images or videos, very basic support for user input, etc. Theoretically a client co
by wilsonnb3 3y ago
It doesn't have a UI but it definitely has a UX - TLS required, no embedded images or videos, very basic support for user input, etc.
Theoretically a client could choose to ignore some of that but it's not really a Gemini client anymore.
Straight from the FAQ, emphasis mine:
> Rather than trying to decide whether Gemini is about turning the clock forward or backwards, it's better to think of it as trying to deliver a particular online user experience that its fans think of as not being old fashioned, out of date, or obsolete, but not modern, cutting edge, or innovative either.
- zzo38computer 3y agoO, OK, I suppose I made a mistake, thank you for correcting me. > TLS required I don't like this I think it should be optional and a different URI scheme should be used for TLS vs non-TLS. The same port number could theoretically be used (due to the format of the TLS initial data, it cannot be confused with a valid Gemini request), but as far as I know the existing software (e.g. stunnel) does not do that. > no embedded images or videos I think it is good to not have embedded images and videos. You could have a user setting to display embedded images for local files only or to not display embedded images at all (I think this is similar to what the Gempub specification says). > Theoretically a client could choose to ignore some of that but it's not really a Gemini client anymore. I think it still can be Gemini client if it is still Gemini protocol and file format just as well.