PS - it might be useful to also keep in mind that the IETF note-well doesn’t apply to this work or their mailing list. Joe > On Nov 30, 2020, at 10:36 AM, Joseph Touch <touch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > My primary criticism: > > - port 1965 is already assigned > - new system ports are advised against, per RFC7605 > > I already let them know. > > As to whether the rest is useful, I sincerely hope they’ve studied previous protocols they think are too complex. The protocol design space is littered with examples of “I think I can do better by doing simpler”, only to end up reinventing the wheel (the most infamous example being HTTP vs using FTP). > > Joe > >> On Nov 30, 2020, at 9:37 AM, Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@xxxxxx> wrote: >> >> This is not an IETF project but it's an interesting attempt to create >> a very simple protocol for distributing information (like the Web was >> at its beginning). >> >> Protocol designers will notice that Gemini is *not* extensible and it >> is a feature, not a bug, to stay simple and to make more difficult to >> add surveillance features in it. >> >> Home page : >> https://gemini.circumlunar.space/ >> >> IETFers will certainly prefer to read the specification: >> https://gemini.circumlunar.space/docs/specification.html >> >> If you want to jump on your keyboard to criticize, I suggest to read >> the FAQ first, it may addresses your criticism: >> https://gemini.circumlunar.space/docs/faq.html >> >
