LAST night Andrew Thorp wrote in the Gemini mailing lists: "While I like a good technical blog as much as the next software engineer, does anyone know of some good non-technical capsules ? In particular I enjoy reading about hiking, gardening, and photography. I don't mind if the capsule contains technical content, but it's nice to read something softer."

It's not controversial to say that Gemini is popular among geeks and developers; for mass adoption we'll need to make it easier and welcoming to lesser- or differently-technical people, as well as foster "content" to that effect. It was the same with the World Wide Web in its early days (early 1990s). Techrights on Gemini is mostly technical, but the Daily Links are not limited to technology.

Contrary to how it may seem on the surface, as many early adopters are also command line lovers, one needn't have any knowledge beyond the level of using a Web browser (or accessing the Web) in order to embrace/use Gemini. One existing barrier is the lack of software in repositories and "stores"; in due time, however, given the phenomenal growth of Gemini, we reckon we'll leave this obstacle behind us.

As noted here before, creating and managing a Gemini capsule is a lot simpler than running a Web site and editing Web pages (there are also GUIs for it, as shown below).

As the media refuses to cover Gemini (publishers' agenda has its lousy reasons) it remains highly important to spread the word. In the video above I sort of 'review' the latest version of Lagrange, which as far as I'm aware is the most advanced Gemini client/browser. It's still actively developed, it is very popular, and its development is self-hosted, which is a positive sign. Now it's possible to install and run it by just downloading a single file (the AppImage object), then double-clicking it. It ought to help by lowering the entry barrier. ⬆