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Gemini Comparison\n\nThis document compares —\n\n* **gemini** \u0026 **gemtext**, against\n* **HTTP** \u0026 **HTML**, and also against\n* **gopher** \u0026 **gophermap**.\n\n## Formatting\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\t\u003cthead\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003eHTTP \u0026 HTML\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003egemini \u0026 gemtext\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003egopher \u0026 gophermap\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\u003c/thead\u003e\n\t\u003ctbody\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ebold\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eitalics\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n## Identity\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\t\u003cthead\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003eHTTP \u0026 HTML\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003egemini \u0026 gemtext\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003egopher \u0026 gophermap\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\u003c/thead\u003e\n\t\u003ctbody\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eclient public-key\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ecookies\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n## Images\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\t\u003cthead\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003eHTTP \u0026 HTML\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003egemini \u0026 gemtext\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003egopher \u0026 gophermap\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\u003c/thead\u003e\n\t\u003ctbody\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eembedded images\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n## Legibility\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\t\u003cthead\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003eHTTP \u0026 HTML\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003egemini \u0026 gemtext\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003egopher \u0026 gophermap\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\u003c/thead\u003e\n\t\u003ctbody\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003ehuman-legible\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗ \u0026 ✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗ \u0026 ✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗ \u0026 ✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003emachine-legible\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅ \u0026 ✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅ \u0026 ✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅ \u0026 ✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eprogrammer-legible\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅ \u0026 ✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅ \u0026 ✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅ \u0026 ✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n\n## Links\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\t\u003cthead\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003eHTTP \u0026 HTML\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003egemini \u0026 gemtext\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003egopher \u0026 gophermap\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\u003c/thead\u003e\n\t\u003ctbody\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003einline links\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eline links\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eURIs \u0026 URLs\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd  align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd  align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd  align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n## Privacy\n\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\t\u003cthead\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003e\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003eHTTP \u0026 HTML\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003egemini \u0026 gemtext\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth\u003egopher \u0026 gophermap\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\u003c/thead\u003e\n\t\u003ctbody\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eencryption\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003emandatory encryption\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eself-signed certificates\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\t\u003ctr\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003cth scope=\"row\"\u003eself-third-party signed certificates\u003c/th\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✅\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\t\u003ctd align=\"center\"\u003e✗\u003c/td\u003e\n\t\t\u003c/tr\u003e\n\t\u003c/tbody\u003e\n\u003c/table\u003e\n\n## 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