Re:Why I Wrote PGP (1999)
by dylan604 on Sunday August 08, 2021 @04:31AM
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To me, there was something to say vs people posting shit just to meet a quota. There seems to be much less thought/research/editing of content now. It wasn't so gamefied before HTML2.0 and social.
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Not convinced HTML2 'gamified' anything.
"HTML 1" wasn't really a standard anyway and I don't remember what html2 actually brought - I remember not every browser in the mid 90s did tables, client side image maps etc but they were later additions to html2.
Javascript (which came in with html 3.2) was far more of a step change than html2
Re:Why I Wrote PGP (1999)
by bretthoerner on Sunday August 08, 2021 @08:06AM
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I think they meant "Web 2.0"
Yes, you are correct. Totally meant Web2.0 when things became interactive and sites started allowing users to post comments and what not.
Re:Why I Wrote PGP (1999)
by doublerabbit on Sunday August 08, 2021 @11:50AM
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HTML5 brings incredible things to the table however with its taints of corporate presence and those who hold a dictation in direction. This is not "free".
HTML doesn't have to be the only web transport. Build your browser and make your own protocol. IPFS is doing just fine.
HTML4 was the last true free-release from any corporate grab. And it has everything youll ever need. However it just sits there forgotten taken by the glory of HTML5.