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Why do a lot of fediverse instances put their software (i.e. Lemmy/Mastodon) in their name somehow? (lemm.ee)
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It kind of makes me think of how odd it would have been if many of the old forums named themselves like bookclub.phpbulletin.com, metalheads.vbulletin.net, or something.

There's nothing wrong with doing that, obviously, but it's struck me as another interesting quirk of fediverse instances/sites. Generally as soon as you visit them you can tell by the site interface or an icon somewhere what software they're using.

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[-] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

it feels like this is an artifact of the immaturity of the platforms.

they start out as personal or small collaborations, and those users are likely to utilize the software name. the first wave of 3 parties are likely to mimic the source instance.

i was also curious about this, but really, its just that there hasnt been time for devs to really commoditize fediverse software and non-project related folks to see the apps as a marketable solution.

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