[tech] dumb vs. dumber

[Petite Abeille]

> On Dec 21, 2020, at 15:47, Björn Wärmedal <bjorn.warmedal at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> But yeah, experimentation will happen and that’s a good thing.

Yes.

> I just believe that almost none of those experiments will lead to de facto changes of the protocol or gemtext.

There is nothing to change. The protocol and document format can be used 'as is'. The capabilities of each is defined by their building blocks. The only limit is your imagination. See Astrobotany* for an illustration.

> It’s too hard to convince enough implementers to adopt something. Not like the web world, where Chrome *is* the de facto standard.

Ironically, I for one, never use Chrome :)

* https://portal.mozz.us/gemini/astrobotany.mozz.us/