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An alternative decentralized internet for sharing text and media: The Gemini Protocol (geminiprotocol.net)

submitted 2 days ago by HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to c/linux@lemmy.ml

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cross-posted from: https://feddit.org/post/24735701

See also:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol)

It is similar to the old gopher: text files, links, and images form a hypertext optimized for reading. Text is formatted like Markdown - but even simpler.

Clients display text, like an eBook, or images / media.

Servers can run on a PC or Raspberry Pi which needs half a Watt of power. No FAANG companies needed. No expert knowledge needed - not more difficult than running a file sharing client.

I think it is the right thing for defense of democracy and sharing your voice in the digital realm.

Edit: If you see comments here which kinda miss the point, appeal to emotions, have faulty logic, or depart from entirely incorrect assumptions: Please keep in mind that big US tech companies can't say "that's bad, how will we shovel money with this?". Please use your critical thinking skills - they are much needed here!

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[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

It is a nice way to host a very lightweight blog or microblog. The ultra-light markup language gives it a feel like a wiki. Such blogs can be viewed with a client like deedum for Android or amfora for Linux, or with a brower using an gemini-to-web gateway: Here a gateway at mozz.us displaying a German paywall-less newspaper at gemini://taz.de.

And by the way, since gemini clients can also do local file:// URLs, it is also a minimum-fuss way to organize a local file tree that contains a mix of documentation / info and media like a wiki, and share it locally with people over NFS or Samba (Windows file sharing).

[–] cornishon@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 2 days ago

Doing local peronal notes/wiki in a gemini format is such a cool idea. Thanks.

[–] IanTwenty@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Deedum has fallen behind and doesn't support recent android it seems. Same for the only other client in fdroid, Pocket Gopher.

[–] HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org 5 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Here is a list of more recent clients and libraries:

https://github.com/kr1sp1n/awesome-gemini

(good stuff... there is even a FUSE file system for the Gemini protocol.)

[–] b000rg@midwest.social 4 points 2 days ago

Try Rosy Crow. You'll have to add the repository to f-droid before you download it.