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And? Gopher (the protocol) is not dead yet. There's an active retro community keeping it alive and developing it. Just because it's no longer mainstream doesn't mean it should be erased from our lexicon.

How about I invent something and call it COBOL, is that OK?

If we expect our industry to ever grow up, we need to respect its history, and not keep overwriting it.




They can coexist.


No.. there can only be one!




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