See also:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol)
It is similar to the old gopher: text files, links, and images form a hypertext optimized for reading. Text is formatted like Markdown - but even simpler.
Clients display text, like an eBook, or images / media.
Servers can run on a PC or Raspberry Pi which needs half a Watt of power. No FAANG companies needed. No expert knowledge needed - not more difficult than running a file sharing client.
I think it is the right thing for defense of democracy and sharing your voice in the digital realm.
It’s extremely difficult to search for these days because of the amount of AI slop related to Google’s thingy.
When you find clients drop em here. I’ll start looking too.
https://jonathanmh.com/p/getting-started-with-gemini/
Check out Lagrange client on Android.
Here are some links to get started.
gemini://midnight.pub/
gemini://warmedal.se/~antenna/
gemini://medusae.space/
gemini://tlgs.one/
gemini://tilde.pink/
gemini://bbs.geminispace.org/
gemini://gemini.circumlunar.space/users/hundredrabbits/
gemini://raek.se/orbits/space-elevator/list
Edit: I forgot the windows client… https://www.marmaladefoo.com/pages/geminaut
