[iamnothere]

Gemini’s gemtext format (or plain Markdown, maybe Commonmark) over Reticulum would be ideal. No JS, no tracking, no complex HTML/CSS with associated parser vulnerabilities.

Make a simple form protocol for things like posting comments. Maybe based on OpenAPI?

Solderpunk (Gemini creator) was correct that HTML and JS were both problems, but he didn’t foresee that the legacy TCP/IP client/server model could become a liability. The Gemini format is great, but the TOFU-based security layer is awkward and unnecessary with a proper overlay network that provides encryption and cryptographic IDs instead of domains. It’s also better not to expose your server IP these days.

[malmz]

It's always funny to see Gemini brought forward as an alternative to the web. It's a cute protocol for sharing simple documents but it excludes so many use cases. How would you order a shirt online? No sessions and no forms means no interactivity.

[iamnothere]

Commercialization is what killed the part of the web that I care about. I would happily use a web that hardly functions for commercial use. It’s not like the old Internet will disappear if you need to buy something from Amazon.

[mbirth]

URL parameters? They worked back in the old days, so I don’t see why they wouldn’t work here.