Subj : Re: Resurgence of non-mai
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Boraxman
Date : Fri May 06 2022 04:12 pm

-=> poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Boraxman <=-

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 -=> Boraxman wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

 Bo> I have used wordpress sites, but not wordpress.com.  It is pretty good,
 Bo> and easy to get up and running.  I have a half developed site, but
 Bo> decided to just go with plain HTML and CSS.

 pF>  There's a package called Blosxsom that had promise - you leave text
 pF>  files in a directory on a web server and Blosxom formats it, adds
 pF>  headers/footers/sidebars/styles.

 pF>  I like that idea.

 pF>  I know there are a ton of static web page generators, WP is typically
 pF>  overkill for most.

 pF>  It would be nice for people to get back to publishing their own
 pF>  content again, although if you're looking to get your writing seen,
 pF>  you're better off on Medium or Substack.

It worries me that as things get more centralised, it would give these people
who hold the keys more power to gatekeep.  If substack is taken over or capture
by ideologues, a real threat for anything in a Western, especially American
country, then authors and views will be made to dissapear.

 
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