[gopher] Re: Mozilla bugs about Gopher, and a dangerous one
Excellent points. Preserving the past is just as important as looking to the future. And the two really should not be mutually exclusive.
Besides, FUN is indeed important too. :)
Cameron Kaiser <spectre@floodgap.com> wrote:
> But tell me, Why "historical"? You make it sound like Gopher is
> something that belongs on a dusty shelf in a museum. Isn't Gopher a
> LIVING protocol? Shouldn't we always be thinking of Gopher as a Modern,
> Useful, Current, Active, piece of the great Internet network; and therefore
> always trying to make Gopher Better, Healthier, and more Relavant to today?
Sure, but as a bridge to the past, I think it would be fun to also cover the
service on the old port number like the old Veronicas did, just with the
new database.
Note that essentially we're on the same page here, or I wouldn't be writing
*new* Gopher software! :)
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