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Re:Solid – Reshape the web as we know it by reaperducer on Saturday September 29, 2018 @01:28PM (#18101605)
You should probably ask yourself why you aren't.

Because there's no gopher client for macOS.

I bet if Google indexed Gopher sites at the outset, Gopher would still be a thing.

Re:Solid – Reshape the web as we know it by wpietri on Saturday September 29, 2018 @01:42PM (#18101675)
There are browser plugins: https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/overbitewx/

They have very little use. There's also a web proxy:

http://gopher.floodgap.com/gopher/gw

Browsing it makes clear why Gopher would not still be a thing, except in the same sense that there are hobbyists who maintain Model Ts and steam engines and whatnot. For a time, Gopher was a miracle and a wonder. That time lasted about a year. The web does all it does and infinitely more.

Re:Solid – Reshape the web as we know it by andersju on Saturday September 29, 2018 @01:41PM (#18101668)
Plenty of terminal-based options (e.g. Lynx) for Gopher.

Gopher pretty much died long before Google was a thing. Here's a good article: https://www.minnpost.com/business/2016/08/rise-and-fall-goph... (lots of interesting comments below the article from many of the people involved)

Re:Solid – Reshape the web as we know it by leveck on Saturday September 29, 2018 @02:06PM (#18101828)
Use lynx in your terminal emulator...

There is a vibrant international community of people still on gopher, and a lot of us run our own servers. Check out gopher://gopherproject.org

There you'll find a getting started file, and other useful things such as a curated site listing (think DMOZ for gopher) called the Gopher Lawn.

Re:Solid – Reshape the web as we know it by rahimnathwani on Sunday September 30, 2018 @12:38AM (#18104486)
Why do people still run gopher servers? To keep some content/discussion open to only a self-selected community?