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- Jason McBrayer <jmcbray at carcosa.net>
@ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:06 -0400
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Hello, all. In conversations with friends where I've been trying to
spread the good news of Gemini, I've gotten the feedback that there
aren't really any easy-to-find Gemini resources for non-technical
beginners; people who may not have experience with Gopher or any other
non-WWW protocols, or who can't compile a client from source, for
example. I decided to meet this issue by writing one.
It starts on the web at https://geminiquickst.art/, and continues on
Gemini at gemini://geminiquickst.art/. It recommends a Gemini client for
new users based on their operating system, tells them where to download
it, and gives them some starts on finding things to read that are
relevant to their interests. There's also a section on publishing things
on Gemini.
I'd appreciate people sharing it wherever they share links, and to keep
it in mind for when anyone asks for such a guide. I welcome feedback,
and I would love to add translations.
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Jason McBrayer | “Strange is the night where black stars rise,
jmcbray@carcosa.net | and strange moons circle through the skies,
| but stranger still is lost Carcosa.”
| ― Robert W. Chambers,The King in Yellow
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- Stephane Bortzmeyer <stephane at sources.org>
@ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 17:38 +0200
In reply to Jason McBrayer <jmcbray at carcosa.net>
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On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 11:06:40AM -0400,
Jason McBrayer <jmcbray@carcosa.net> wrote
a message of 24 lines which said:
I've gotten the feedback that there aren't really any easy-to-find
Gemini resources for non-technical beginners; people who may not
have experience with Gopher or any other non-WWW protocols, or who
can't compile a client from source, for example. I decided to meet
this issue by writing one.
Excellent. This was indeed a big problem (not having an "outreach"
site). Congratulations.
I find there is not a lot of propaganda "why Gemini is good for
you". But may be this is on purpose and you wanted to focus on the
onboarding of new users?
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- Devin Prater <r.d.t.prater at gmail.com>
@ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 11:20 -0500
In reply to Jason McBrayer <jmcbray at carcosa.net>
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Thanks so much for making this! I found a typo:
Here, I’m going to recommend just one, that I think will feel most familiar
or least surprising to new users. That doesn’t mean I think the other ones
are bad. A lot of it is just personal preference, just like with web
browsers. After you get used to Grmini with the client I recommend, you may
want to try some others.
Should be:
Here, I’m going to recommend just one, that I think will feel most familiar
or least surprising to new users. That doesn’t mean I think the other ones
are bad. A lot of it is just personal preference, just like with web
browsers. After you get used to Gemini with the client I recommend, you may
want to try some others.
Also, in reasons to use Gemini, accessibility is a big one, to me. Not all
clients are accessible, especially GUI clients on Linux, but a lot on other
platforms are. And having mostly plain text is like having content in
native "reader mode" in regular browsers. Like, I was reading
gemini://simplynews.metalune.xyz/
and I'm always amazed when the content is... just right there. No "skip to
content" links, no landmarks needed, the page itself *is* the main content.
Now, Ascii graphics has been an issue, but with many clients now having the
option to not show them, or giving an option to skip passed them, I think
they're not as intrusive nowadays. Of course, not all clients have been
updated, like Elpher, but most have. So, accessibility could be a big
selling point, and I'll do my best to start recommending Gemini.
Devin Prater
r.d.t.prater@gmail.com
On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 10:10 AM Jason McBrayer <jmcbray@carcosa.net> wrote:
Hello, all. In conversations with friends where I've been trying to
spread the good news of Gemini, I've gotten the feedback that there
aren't really any easy-to-find Gemini resources for non-technical
beginners; people who may not have experience with Gopher or any other
non-WWW protocols, or who can't compile a client from source, for
example. I decided to meet this issue by writing one.
It starts on the web at https://geminiquickst.art/, and continues on
Gemini at gemini://geminiquickst.art/. It recommends a Gemini client for
new users based on their operating system, tells them where to download
it, and gives them some starts on finding things to read that are
relevant to their interests. There's also a section on publishing things
on Gemini.
I'd appreciate people sharing it wherever they share links, and to keep
it in mind for when anyone asks for such a guide. I welcome feedback,
and I would love to add translations.
--
Jason McBrayer | “Strange is the night where black stars rise,
jmcbray@carcosa.net | and strange moons circle through the skies,
| but stranger still is lost Carcosa.”
| ― Robert W. Chambers,The King in Yellow
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- Gary Johnson <lambdatronic at disroot.org>
@ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 12:42 -0400
In reply to Jason McBrayer <jmcbray at carcosa.net>
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Jason McBrayer <jmcbray@carcosa.net> writes:
Hello, all. In conversations with friends where I've been trying to
spread the good news of Gemini, I've gotten the feedback that there
aren't really any easy-to-find Gemini resources for non-technical
beginners; people who may not have experience with Gopher or any other
non-WWW protocols, or who can't compile a client from source, for
example. I decided to meet this issue by writing one.
I love it! Great work, Jason. I intend to recommend this to some of my
less technical friends.
Cheers,
Gary
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- "ew.gemini" <ew.gemini at nassur.net>
@ Mon, 19 Apr 2021 20:45 +0200
In reply to Jason McBrayer <jmcbray at carcosa.net>
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Hello,
Jason McBrayer <jmcbray@carcosa.net> writes:
It starts on the web at https://geminiquickst.art/, and continues on
Gemini at gemini://geminiquickst.art/.
Excellent! Thank you so much!
Cheers,
~ew
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Keep it simple!
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- "metalune" <metalune at mailbox.org>
@ Tue, 20 Apr 2021 06:58 +0200
In reply to Jason McBrayer <jmcbray at carcosa.net>
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Looks good, but I would much appreciate a simple
max-width: 800px;
margin: 0 auto;
on the web version :)
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