Reviving the terminal internet — lo oking for collaborators
"mayankbhardwaj.25979--- via Lynx-dev" <[email protected]> Mon, 3 Aug 2026 00:53:03 +0530
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Hi Lynx devs, Long-time user of Lynx (and w3m) here, and a bit of a fan of what this = project has always stood for: a web that's fast, keyboard-driven, and = readable in the dark on a 1998 ThinkPad. Lately I've been thinking that "surfing" the internet is gone =E2=80=94 = you don't browse anymore, you get pushed. The terminal is the one place = left that's calm, focused, and weirdly beautiful. So I want to build a = modern terminal-based internet service in the spirit of Lynx, but = remixed for today: - text-first, zero-noise browsing - terminal-native feeds (RSS/Atom, maybe Mastodon) - collaborative browsing sessions (think SSH for the web) - fast startup, no tracking, no dark patterns I know this list's culture: newcomers are welcome, but suggestions = usually come with patches. So my first step here is to listen =E2=80=94 = I'd love to hear from the people who've been maintaining and improving = Lynx for decades: 1. What do you see as the biggest pain points / missing pieces in = text-mode browsing today? 2. Is anyone interested in a more modern side-project in the same spirit = (new engine, not a Lynx fork), or is that a fool's errand you'd advise = against? 3. If someone wanted to contribute meaningfully to Lynx itself, where = would you point them first? I'm prepared to write code, not just ideas. I'd rather spend my weekends = building something with people who actually know this domain than = polishing a toy alone. Happy to share a rough spec or prototype with anyone curious. Thanks for = keeping text-mode browsing alive. Mayank=