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Welcome to rawtext.club! This is your official welcome kit and get-started
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guide.
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rawtext.club (RTC) is different than other command line shell communities.
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This guide explains some differences, and should help you learn how to get the
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most out of the environment.
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= LESS TALK. MORE DO. =
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Yes, RTC has chat. But chat isn't the point. Don't get stuck on chat.
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Here are a few other ways you can interact with other members:
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* shlog (shell blog) - Write about topics that interest you. Read and respond
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to shlogs written by other members.
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* linkulator - Share links to networked resources (www, gopher, gemini, etc).
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Read and comment on links shared by others.
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* Publish text-based content to the world via http, gopher or gemini protocols.
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* Pick a skill and build a learning path to master it. RTC members have a wide
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variety of text-based computing skills and are happy to give you tips.
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Others are happy to learn from you.
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* Share a mix of text and code using gitbbs.
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* Develop software collaboratively with RTC members and others using our
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web-based Gitea software forge: https://git.rawtext.club
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* Let people know who you are by creating your who-is profile. who-is was
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created by RTC member, ~gogoigo.
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None of these things requires snap reactions from you. Think about them. Plan
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them out. Do them when you're inspired and when you have time. They're
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"Slow".
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Type 'man rawtext.club' at the command line for more information on these and
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other tools.
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= AND WHAT ABOUT CHAT AGAIN? =
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RTC does indeed have a chat program, called 'gab', written by RTC member,
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~sloum. You can use it by typing 'gab' at the shell. Or if you need a
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quick-start guide, read this file: ~cmccabe/share/gab-how-to.txt
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The neat thing about 'gab' is that it is not just a client, but it defines an
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open structure for chat data, and you can write your own gab-alternative client
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for it. See ~wangofett's 'partyfett' client as an example. You can write your
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own client too!
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To learn more about 'gab' and the chat data structure, see sloum's git repo:
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https://git.rawtext.club/sloum/gab2
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= IMPORTANT CAUSE UNDERLYING RTC =
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The focus on "Slow" in RTC has nothing to do with speed. It has to do with
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moving at your own pace, making decisions based on your own interests, and
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rejecting the coercion and exploitation of the commercial internet.
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The ad-revenue model of the WWW is killing the internet, and poisoning
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democratic societies that rely on the watchful eye of engaged, informed
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citizens. While the commercial WWW promotes complacency and passive
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consumerism, you can resist this pestilence by arming yourself with the skills
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to use the internet without the "help" of Google, Facebook or others. You may
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even use those those skills to help others join the resistance.
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RTC is only one member of a resurgence of similar-minded servers on the
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decentralized, non-commercial internet. We support them and the people running
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and using them.
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