Newsletter December 2022
Welcome to the December 2022 Gandi newsletter!
Each month, we deliver our best and most relevant articles from our news site and beyond.
In this month’s newsletter: we discuss why you need a website, we look into Rust, Mastodon, and Uncomplicated Firewall, and finally we enter the debate on a subject that’s more and more revelant: eco-design.
This newsletter at a glance:
Other popular articles in December
Infographic: how much time per day does the average person spend online?
3 news stories that grabbed our attention
Why you need a website
Maybe it seems like common sense to make a website these days, but do you need one? We run down what a website really is, and why you may or may not actually need one. (Spoiler alert: it depends on what you intend to use it for).
Learn more about why (and whether) you need a website
Other popular news in December
How to join Mastodon and the Fediverse with GandiCloud VPS
Recent news has put Mastodon in the spotlight due to its similarities with Twitter. This platform, then, is quickly becoming the entryway into the wider world of the Fediverse for many. Still, installing Mastodon and all the software it needs to work can be complicated and might require a lot of time and energy. We recommend using another app to join Mastodon and the Fediverse: Pleroma.
Read our step-by-step installation instructions
What if you made Rust your next programming language?
The Rust programming language seems to have wind its sails. Guillaume Gomez, “Rustdoc team leader,” clues us into its strengths and the reasons for its growing popularity.
Practicing ecodesign to reduce tech’s environmental impact
Four percent—that’s the proportion of global greehouse gas emissions attributed to tech. Since tech’s environmental impact is no longer in question, we try to understand the notion of web ecodesign and to consider how we can make digital services differently.
Read our exploration of ecodesign
Popular on social media:
News stories that grabbed our attention
Mastodon is a boon for .social
With the acqusition of more than a million new users since October 27,2022, Elon Musk’s takeover of Twitter seems to have benefited the Open Source social network Mastodon. A boon for .social, which has proven popular to use for many servers.
Participative financing campaign for Tela Botanica, a Gandi supported project
The participative financing campaign for MOOC Botanique 2 closed successfully on November 13, 2022. For food, for protection, for shelter, for clothing, and even for connection, plants are essential to our daily lives. MOOC Botanique 2 is an online training, free and open to all and that brings fascinating knowledge on the use of plants.
Promo roundup
Last chance!
- .art —$3.50 (normally $6.99 per year)
- .autos — $3.00 (normally $19.33 per year)
- .beauty — $3.00 (normally $19.33 per year)
- .charity — $3.00 (normally $19.33 per year)
- .cloud — $10.99 (normally $24.29 per year)
- .eu — $6.00 (normally $26.40 per year)
- .foundation — $9.99 (normally $41.21 per year)
- .gives — $9.99 (normally $41.21 per year)
- .hair — $3.00 (normally $19.33 per year)
- .link — $8.00 (normally $13.66 per year)
- .lol — $3.00 (normally $38.38 per year)
- .makeup — $3.00 (normally $19.33 per year)
- .me — $6.00 (normally $26.40 per year)
- .mom — $3.00 (normally $48.22 per year)
- .pics — $3.00 (normally $38.38 per year)
- .shop — $3.00 (normally $45.95 per year)
- .skin — $3.00 (normally $19.33 per year)
- 5 Radix domain endings (.tech, .site, .online, .store, .space) starting at $3.40
- 35 Donuts domain endings (including .email, .info, .solutions, .world) starting at $4.00
*all prices listed are based on pricing Grid A.
New: the Gandi community
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Calendar of events
| Past events | Upcoming events |
| November 15, 2022 — General availability for .boo and .rsvp
November 29, 2022 — General availability of .kids December 12, 2022 — Internet Governance Forum, France, Paris |
December 20, 2022–January 20, 2023 — Landrush and General Availability of .giving
January 5–8, 2023 — CES 2023, Las Vegas March 11–16, 2023 — ICANN76 Community Forum, Cancún, Mexico |