[tech] File extension options

[Miguel de Luis Espinosa]

On Thu, Jan 21, 2021, at 5:28 AM, Mansfield wrote:
> This time it's a short question that I can't find an answer to.
> 
> Why not use '.gem' as the file extension? Why the encouragement to 
> support one or both of gmi / gemini instead of adding a new one?
> 
> What I was able to find was, "Current Gemini servers seem to use .gmi 
> or .gemini extensions for this purpose, and new servers are strongly 
> encouraged to support one or both of these options instead of adding a 
> new one to the mix." (from 
> gemini.circumlunar.space/docs/best-practices.gmi)
> 
> To be clear: You won't get any argument from me. The only thing swaying 
> me either way is, to me, '.gem' feels cooler. I'd *really* love to use 
> that... I'd feel... almost sad to use gmi... and gemini is annoyingly 
> long. So. No logical argument here. Just looking for some background 
> and trying to get a feel for how horrible a person I'd be if I went 
> with gem.
> 
> Thoughts?

.gem is for Ruby gem files (sort of libraries)