[Spec] Spec (un)freezes and the spec's future

[Jason McBrayer]

Alex // nytpu <alex at nytpu.com> writes:

> Finally, I'd like to address companion specs. Especially if the spec
> is permanently finalized, there will be companion specs popping up all
> over the place.

An article I'm procrastinating on writing deals with companion specs;
maybe I'll even get it out the door one day. The tldr; is that they
shouldn't exist. The use of HTTP and its companions to implement any
arbitrary application is an aberration, and it shouldn't be looked at as
the norm for new/smol protocols. Applications should define a public
protocol that meets their needs, and people should choose applications
using those protocols. Don't build a forum on top of Gemini: spin up an
NNTP server[1].

Jason McBrayer/GCU Prosthetic Conscience

[1]: I'm actually pondering working on a successor protocol to NNTP -
     email me directly if interested.

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