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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jmcbray at carcosa.net | and strange moons circle through the skies,
| but stranger still is lost Carcosa.?
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On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 11:06:40AM -0400, Jason McBrayer <jmcbray at 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?
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 at gmail.com On Mon, Apr 19, 2021 at 10:10 AM Jason McBrayer <jmcbray at 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 at carcosa.net | and strange moons circle through the skies, > | but stranger still is lost Carcosa.? > | ? Robert W. Chambers,The King in Yellow >
Jason McBrayer <jmcbray at 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 -- GPG Key ID: 7BC158ED Use `gpg --search-keys lambdatronic' to find me Protect yourself from surveillance: https://emailselfdefense.fsf.org ======================================================================= () ascii ribbon campaign - against html e-mail /\ www.asciiribbon.org - against proprietary attachments Why is HTML email a security nightmare? See https://useplaintext.email/ Please avoid sending me MS-Office attachments. See http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/no-word-attachments.html
Hello, Jason McBrayer <jmcbray at 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 -- Keep it simple!
Looks good, but I would much appreciate a simple max-width: 800px; margin: 0 auto; on the web version :)
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