Re: [gopher] Hello, world!

On 30 December 2014 at 12:25, Nick Matavka <n.theodore.matavka.files@gmail.com> wrote:

I think a new goal should be added---standardising Gopher+. I don't want to glut-ise Gopher like HTML has been, but I think that it's a feature that should be made official in the hopes of enhancing its usage. I'm happy that Gopher development moves at a glacial pace---helps me keep up---but the Gopher+ spec is from nineteen-ninety-bloody-three and in my opinion it's time to make it a standard all bloody ready.

On 30 December 2014 at 12:15, Wolfgang Faust <wolfgangmcq@gmail.com> wrote:
On Mon, Dec 29, 2014 at 6:36 PM, James Mills
<prologic@shortcircuit.net.au> wrote:
>
> On Tue, Dec 30, 2014 at 6:15 AM, Nick Matavka
> <n.theodore.matavka.files@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hello, world!
>
>
> Hello Nick!
>
>
>>
>> Many years ago, I collaborated with several people (I have forgotten all
>> their names, but one of the contributors writes under the name Barana) on
>> this mailing list about the future of Gopher. I eventually took the
>> initiative in creating a rough draft for a new Gopher RFC, and invited
>> comment, but no consensus was reached. I believe that all the new features
>> Gopher has *mandate* an RFC; Gopher+, caps files, etc etc etc.
>>
>> I now believe that consensus *can* be established and therefore I
>> re-submit the same link. Please edit it and comment to the best of your
>> ability. I hope to actually submit this in the near future.
>>
>> http://piratepad.net/gopher
>
>
> I haven't quite read through this thoroughly yet. (Also I'm brand spanking
> new go Gopher!)
>
> Couple of questions:
>
> Is this a combination of the old Gopher protocol with
> inclusion of some of the GOpher+ ideas?

See the "Goals" section of the document for details, but it's
primarily intended to codify current practices and ad-hoc standards.
If it's not currently in common use, it doesn't belong in the
standard. For example, it covers:
* Several gophertypes not in the original RFC, including the
ubiquitous 'i' type.
* caps.txt and robots.txt files
* What clients and servers should do with the trailing fullstop on
menus and other text types (this still has some holes, I think--edits
welcome!)
* URL: selectors
* And more!

It is *not* intended to add even more features, unless they are
already in common use.

--
The views expressed above are exclusively mine, if anyone's.

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