commit c6c48ad546af8fbdfb14f893f61aaada08f443f3 parent 0f36ea99bb995b2837cd3b34b5537b9ac11c4b83 Author: Ville-Matias Heikkila <viznut@low.fi> Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2022 13:34:31 +0300 add page and fix links Diffstat:
| M | WWW.mdwn | | | 2 | +- |
| A | smallnet.mdwn | | | 10 | ++++++++++ |
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/WWW.mdwn b/WWW.mdwn @@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ practice when [[FTP]] was big). the problem of broken links and vanishing files by sometimes providing usable copies of the vanished files. -The [[SmolNet]] movement advocates simpler formats and alternative protocols +The [[Smallnet]] movement advocates simpler formats and alternative protocols (such as [[Gopher]] or [[Gemini]]) as well as small and personal servers, but hasn't yet done much to address the URL problem that makes those small servers unappealing. diff --git a/smallnet.mdwn b/smallnet.mdwn @@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +**Smallnet** or **SmolNet** (also known as Small/Smol Internet/Web, etc.) is +a movement of small-scale Internet networking that emphasizes the smallness +of the servers (including low system requirements) as well as that of the +user communities. It can be regarded as a counter-movement to the +centralization and bloatedness of [[WWW]]. + +Examples of Smallnet: + * [[Gemini]] + * Public [[Unix]] servers (see also [[time-sharing]]) + * [[BBS]] communities