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For me, it's kind of the novelty of it. Gemini is separated from the mainstream internet, there's a mild barrier to entry, so it has a distinct culture and vibe to it
Mild is an understatement. It's likely beyond the ability of most people to set up. To the extent it's exclusionary.
I mean, to make a website, that's probably true. But accessing the Gemini protocol is as simple as installing a web browser
Yes, I was referring to the technical hurdles you have to jump to be able to participate in Gemini. Surely we want stuff like this to be participatory rather than passive read-only?
Writing a page means editing a file with a simple syntax like markdown (called gemtext).
Running a gemini server is about as difficult as running a file sharing client.
There are pre-built server packages as part of Debian and its derivatives.
Or, one can install Rust and download and build the agate server. That's what I did on my Raspberry Pi B. That Raspberry has an Ethernet port and USB port which can power it from my FritzBox. Needs half a Watt of Power when idle. Then, one needs to start the server on bootup. This is done via a service file for systemd.
And after that, one only has to configure a folder for the gemini page files, and configure the home router to allow access to that port of the Raspberry Pi.
The alternative is to get a shell account to a shared gemini server like tildeverse. This is usually free of cost since the software is almost maintenance-free and the power draw is a few Euros per year for the entire server.