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What’s the difference between Kbin and Lemmy? (kbin.social)

submitted 1 year ago by Joe091@kbin.social to c/AskKbin@kbin.social

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They’re both built on ActivityPub and look very similar, but Kbin is talked about like an alternative to Lemmy instead of an instance of it. Is it a fork? Why is it better or worse?

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[–] dukes00@kbin.social 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I think Kbin is a shortened version of 'karabin' (polish for carbine/rifle) - the name of the polish instance

[–] reflex@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Kbin is a shortened version of 'karabin' (polish for carbine/rifle

~~That would explain the magazine nomenclature.~~
Edit: Ernest clarified here. Karab.in was just a play on words. Kbin is actually referencing Linux terminology.

[–] Otome-chan@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I was thinking of the magazine name like the magazines you read lol

[–] Oteron@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Well, it could also be a play on words because you can add articles and photos to the magazines.

[–] Otome-chan@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

That's exactly what I was thinking lol. magazine with photos and articles.