Comment by 🐙 norayr

to me the name 'gemini' and link to the space program is a little bit too much american patriotic.

gopher i understand as grassroots or network of underground tunners - that would describe what we have as gemini well.

perhaps i would prefer something agnostic like http oc xmpp: mdpp (just invented it): minimalistic data publishing protocol.

oh @sbr already said it, and suggested better abbreviations.

— /u/norayr/image/515.jpeg

— https://www.iana.org/assignments/service-names-port-numbers/service-names-port-numbers.xhtml?page=18&search=1

aaa look what i found, IANA Service Name and Transport Protocol Port Number Registry, gemini‑lm is indeed registered for port 1590 on both TCP and UDP protocols.

by Tom Sawer

It is not our port or our gemini.

by Tony Sawyer, i misread the name (:

what is

— smallworld datastore server

🐙 norayr

Aug 12 · 2 months ago

Poll Results

1. Ignore it

██████████████████▁▁▁▁▁▁ 77%

2. Contact Google and fight it (Gemini *DID* pre-date Google's Gemini)

███▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 12%

3. Rebrand gemini to something else?

███▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ 11%

91 votes were cast.

8 Later Comments ↓

🦆 Fer · Aug 13 at 00:14:

Dude just ignore it

☀️ sbr · Aug 13 at 04:26:

@norayr was also thinking similar things regarding american/space program connection. I like short names but am also not sure how I feel about celebrating a multi billion dollar pissing contest that involved settings tons of fossil fuels on fire and developing the military industrial complex, Instead of improving the lives of people on this planet.

👻 darkghost · Aug 13 at 10:27:

I think it was a cute attempt to show that Gemini is halfway between the moon (http) and those first protocols (gopher et al). Gemini is less rigid than gopher but much less capable than http. Of course the sequencing is all wrong but whatever.

🎲 gonzosnose · Aug 27 at 07:53:

It's frustrating having to dig a little to find the actual gemini protocol specifications, but I guess nothing can be done. Even if Google's Gemini dies it'll still be clogging search results for ages.

💎 pista · Aug 27 at 13:37:

First two google results for “gemini internet protocol” (without quotes) just now are:

1. Wikipedia article about us

2. Gemini Quickstart (https://geminiquickst.art) which tells how to get a gemini browser and get into gemini space.

That’s pretty darn good.

If you want to compete for just the word “gemini” you are literally fighting the stars.

👺 kallisti5 [OP] · Sep 05 at 15:06:

@pista yeah, it's still reasonably easy to find gemini if you add on the correct search modifiers. It *is* however getting more difficult to find as Google's Gemini takes off.

🚀 omorrigan · Oct 07 at 03:26:

the advocates for the protocol should be clear on the talks, we are taltkin about Gemini Protocol and not the Google dogfood

🚀 stack · Oct 07 at 13:21:

Would you please lock this nonsensical thread

Original Post

🌒 s/Gemini

Gemini trademark conflict — Anyone else notice that Google is using the Gemini branding for their AI crap? It's taking over the search results for gemini. Getting harder and harder to find things Gemini-related without stumbling over Google's AI rubbish. What should Gemini do?

💬 kallisti5 · 66 comments · Aug 07 · 2 months ago · 🗳️

Source