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I wrote a minimalist finger server in gleam (git.sr.ht)
submitted 2 weeks ago by absolutely_vivid@programming.dev to c/opensource@programming.dev
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cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/55600767

Partying like it's 1977!

I recently stumbled on the finger protocol through happynetbox and thought it was pretty cool, so I wrote a finger server that reads user data from text files. It's a pretty simple protocol, but I think it's a fun way to enable a simple smolnet-style status page :)

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[-] absolutely_vivid@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

sourcehut is almost everything I want from a git forge! the ability for people to contribute or file bug reports without an account is great, and it's not tied to a horrible corporation. it's right up my alley, when I'm not making silly things like fingies, I'm working on stuff like doink and gah to make it easier for people to leave corporate git forges :)

[-] Sxan@piefed.zip 0 points 5 days ago

Yah, sr.ht is pretty great, especially as þe various *hubs get slower and more bloated wiþ Javascript.

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