Submitted 1 day ago by MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
slow in performance (short-lived bursty TCP connections) if it was ever used to transfer resource heavy HTML pages.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gemini_(protocol)#Reception
Well duh. A bicycle is also overloaded and cumbersome, if it was ever used as a car.
I mean, use your brain a little, will ya?
Lmao. Just add a big RELEVANCE? I mean why do they cite 3 random people’s opinion on random aspects of the entire concept? It’s supposed to be an encyclopedia, not a blog post…
Daniel Stenberg isn’t a random person, he is the lead developer of curl which is the backbone of quite literally every networked device on the planet and outside of it. The curl project supports a very large number of protocols. His opinion does mean something here.
That said, this does need to be clarified in the Wikipedia page, and it’s still possible that his criticism isn’t actually relevant in the end. I’m still reading about this.
Curl isn’t the backbone of any let alone all devices on the net. Not sure where you got that.
“… used to transfer resource heavy HTML pages.” Uhm, Gemini does not use HTML – that’s the freaking point.
I can’t be arsed to try to edit the Wiki page but this is just entirely wrong.
glimse@lemmy.world 1 day ago
You can edit Wikipedia when something is wrong. That’s kinda like the whole point of the site
MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
It’s still mildly infuriating.
glimse@lemmy.world 21 hours ago
You seem pretty knowledgeable on the subject, go ahead and edit it! Seriously. I mean that with zero snark.
Someone without your skillset is going to read that section and not know any better. Just delete it and explain why. I’ve made hundreds of edits over the years and I’ve never even made an account.
My encouragement here is real. We rely on each other’s expertise. People like me who know nothing of the Gemini protocol need people like you to keep this page accurate.
Now for a tiny bit of playful snark: I am mildly infuriated that you noticed this yesterday and still haven’t changed it. Do it! Be the change you wish to see!