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Gemini is a modernization of Gopher[1]. It is an example of Small Technology[2]. It uses its own protocol and a document format based on Markdown. It is something of a successor to Gopher[3].
Homepage: https://geminiprotocol.net/
This site is available in Gemini; see Adventures Hosting My Site On Gemini[4].
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Anything that uses encryption to keep content away from spying eyes.
An effort to bring the values and benefits of Old and Small Technology[7] to the modern Web. That is, using the existing web technologies in a way that makes the web small.
Old technology is any tech that's, well... old.
Gopher is an interactive Internet browser. It is something of a successor to FTP and predecessor to the Web. Gopher had a brief moment of popularity in the early 1990s, but was eclipsed within a few years by the web.
This site is built for modern clients using Small Technology[11]. It is served from static files, which are themselves small. It should make no references to any resources from other servers, which helps protect the Privacy[12] of visitors.
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Updated: 2024-07-06
(c) 2022-2024 John Goerzen