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| author | Philip Wittamore <philip@wittamore.com> | 2026-07-12 11:08:50 +0200 |
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| committer | Philip Wittamore <philip@wittamore.com> | 2026-07-12 11:08:50 +0200 |
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diff --git a/gopher/en/index.html b/gopher/en/index.html new file mode 100755 index 0000000..2c3b5e2 --- /dev/null +++ b/gopher/en/index.html @@ -0,0 +1,121 @@ +<!DOCTYPE html> +<html lang="en"> +<head> +<meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" > +<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> +<link rel="stylesheet" href="/gopher/style.css"> +<title>Gopher</title> +</head> +<body> +<a href="https://wittamore.fr/gopher"><img src="/gopher/images/gopher-dark.png" width="100px" alt="gopher"></a><br> +<h1>What is Gopher?</h1> +<p> +The Gopher protocol is a communication protocol designed for distributing, +searching, and retrieving documents in Internet Protocol networks. The +design of the Gopher protocol and user interface is menu-driven, and +presents an alternative to the World Wide Web for those who have become tired +of it, and where many parts of the world cannot even connect due to bloat. +</p> +<h2>Why Gopher?</h2> +<p> +Gopher is one of the <a href="/gopher/en/smolnet.html">smolnet</a> +protocols that is having a regain of interest due to the +smothering of the world wide web by corporate interests, AI slop, and overcomplexity, +where your personal data makes them money and you are the product. +Gopher is a tried and trusted, simple, plain text solution that can serve text, +images, documents, videos, audio, streaming, etc. and can link to almost +any other protocol as long as your client, or browser, supports it. +</p> +<p> +Gopher has no javascript, cookies, css, or formatting tags to ruin your day, only content and +clearly defined links. It's simplicity is by design, and because of this, +it is the ideal trampoline towards other smolnet protocols, +like gemini:// or spartan://, and a host of others. +No, you are not condemmed to be eternally feeding from the trough of corporate interests, +there's a whole other universe out there. +</p> + +<h2>How does it work?</h2> +<p> +Over 300 gopher servers exist today, and the number is increasing. Many of them are aggregators, +i.e. they allow people to run their own phlogs (gopher blogs) without any knowledge of programming +or need to run their own Gopher servers. +</p><p> +One can find poetry,blogs, novels, technical writings, politics, humour, etc. all in plain text and without +adverts, pop-ups, or any kind of graphical or commercial disturbance. Content is king on Gopher. +Also, gopher servers send no cookies, use javascript, or create user profiling. +</p> +<p> +If you are more technically inclined and would prefer to host your own gopher server, +it's quite simple, like the gopher protocol itself. A gopher server can be written +in a few lines of Bash script. More sophisticated servers like +<a href="https://github.com/gophernicus/gophernicus">gophernicus</a> +allow for an up to date and secure solution and are readily available. +</p> + +<h2>How do I use it?</h2> +<p> +A Gopher client, or browser is often a matter of personal taste, much like the world wide web of +old until a certain global corporation took over web browsing for their own benefit. +Gopher serves up plain text, so it's up to the client to render it nicely. +</p> +<p> +<a href="https://gmi.skyjake.fi/lagrange/">Lagrange</a> is a popular graphical browser, +while <a href="https://lynx.invisible-island.net/">Lynx</a> in a terminal is a classic solution. +You might also like a modern multiprotocol client such as <a href="https://sr.ht/~bptato/chawan/">Chawan</a> +that enables you to browse various smolnet protocols as well as the web without skipping a beat. +Whether you use Windows, Linux, MacOS, FreeBSD, or any other operating system, there's a solution for you. +</p> +<p> +There are also web proxies that allow someone with ony a web browser to visit gopher holes. However +they are a temporary solution, not a replacement for a dedicated Gopher client. +</p> + +<h2>Where do I go from here?</h2> +<p> +Try it out! You might be surprised at the simplicity of the text only pages, but you'll +quickly appreciate the speed of access due to lack of bloat, and the ease of browsing. +Gopher only as good as it's content, it doesn't rely on fancy graphics to replace a lack of substance, +so don't hesitate to add your own writings! We are looking forward to reading them. +</p> + +<h2>Screenshots</h2> +<ul> +<li><a href="/gopher/images/lagrange.png">Lagrange</a></li> +<li><a href="/gopher/images/chawan_1.png">Chawan</a></li> +<li><a href="/gopher/images/lynx_1.png">Lynx</a></li> +<li><a href="/gopher/images/gopher_elpher.png">Elpher</a></li> +<li><a href="/gopher/images/gopher_gophercle_android.jpg">Gophercle</a></li> +<li><a href="/gopher/images/gopher_little_gopher_client_mac.png">Little gopher client</a></li> +</ul> + +<h2>Links</h2> +<h3>Client software</h3> +<ul> + <li><a href="https://gmi.skyjake.fi/lagrange/">Lagrange</a> a GUI Gopher and Gemini client</li> + <li><a href="https://sr.ht/~julienxx/Castor/">Castor</a> a GUI Gopher and Gemini client</li> + <li><a href="https://lynx.invisible-island.net/">Lynx</a> a classic gopher and web client for the terminal</li> + <li><a href="https://sr.ht/~bptato/chawan/">Chawan</a> a multi-protocol client for the terminal</li> + <li><a href="https://thelambdalab.xyz/elpher/">Elpher</a> a gopher client for Emacs</li> +</ul> +<h3>Web browser extensions</h3> +<ul> + <li><a href="https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/overbitewx/">OverbiteWX</a> an add-on for Mozilla Firefox</li> + <li><a href="https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/burrow-gopherspace-explor/plhaaggiajlcjclagmjnjmaonhkdhhji">Burrow</a> an add-on for Google Chrome</li> +</ul> +<h3>Web proxies</h3> +<ul> + <li><a href="https://gopher.floodgap.com/gopher/">Floodgap Public Gopher Proxy</a></li> + <li><a href="https://gopherproxy.meulie.net/">Gopherproxy</a></li> +</ul> +<h3>Some random Gopher links</h3> +<ul> + <li><a href="gopher://gopher.floodgap.com:70/1/">Floodgap</a></li> + <li><a href="gopher://wittamore.fr">PAW</a></li> + <li><a href="gopher://lucio.albenga.es:70/1/">LFA</a></li> + <li><a href="gopher://gopherproject.org:70/1/">Gopher project</a></li> +</ul> + +<p> </p> +</body> +</html> |