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When being the best is bad

=> Ainent’s Gemlog: A Critique of Lagrange | ☣ StackSmith: A Critique of a critique of Lagrange | skyjake: Bloat [skyjake is the creator of Lagrange] | dimkr: Re: Bloat | ☣ StackSmith: On Bloat and Ingrates | dimkr: Re: On Bloat and Ingrates | november: WGAF about bloat?

All in all, a pretty depressing catfight.

@Skyjake, keep up the good work. I love Lagrange, and will continue to recommend it.

To all critics of Lagrange - help make it better. Does it break the spec? It’s unlikely, but if it does, file a PR.

Gemini has reached that stage of critical mass where I can tell someone to install Lagrange, to visit Antenna, and start their exploration. If they want to continue using another client, that’s fine. But Lagrange is a great entry point. It makes gemspace look good. WE SHOULD ALL BE THANKFUL IT EXISTS.

Update

24h have passed and passions have cooled. Here are some more constructive links.

=> ☣ StackSmith: Is a Unix Philosophy Browser Possible?

Basically, the browser as Emacs. I’m on board.

=> Metamatters: The Agena Approach

Instead of browsers having, say, Gopher support, just implement a bunch of proxies to translate gophertext into Gemini!

Sorry but no, that’s a terrible and overcomplicated “solution” intended to jam “Unix Philosopy™” into holes where it does not belong.

=> 🤨 Curiouser and Curiouser: “Say thank you. Report bugs.”

Well written.

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Updated on Tuesday, 2022-05-10

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