Some reading on IRIs and IDNs

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On Fri, Dec 11, 2020 at 08:49:45PM +0000, colecmac at protonmail.com wrote:

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> >
> > So i think that IRI will be a de facto standard. :/
>
>
> I do not think this will happen, and if it starts to happen I will
> fight against it. I don't think the idea of "de facto standards" fits within
> the Gemini ethos at all. It's not supposed to be extensible and clients
> aren't supposed go off and do random things while others have to decide
> what to do and play catch-up. That is how the Web grew and became more complex,
> and it's why we have only a few browsers today.

I am with you  with this but i think the only way  to let not developers
do their own way is to clarify  issues in the specs as much as possible.

> The ecosystem benefits when we all just stick to the standard, with the perhaps
> obvious exception of demos and toys.

Totally agree of course! I am trying to do so! :)

> Stay united, Gemini!

:) 👍

Bye!
C.