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Flemmy

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News and discussion about the Flemmy client for Lemmy.

The design goal is to make a clean and performant app that will not only be a client for a Lemmy instance, but to be another layer of the Fediverse in your pocket.

The first priority will be insulating users from their home server - if it goes down or they sell to a company you don't trust, it could really destroy the experience.

The next priority is customization. Filters, personalized sorting, stitching multiple account feeds together - all while never sending the data outside your device. Some of it is present now (like keyword filtering or snoozing communities temporarily), some will be the focus of version 2 (stitching feeds, adjusting how much you see a community)

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In case you're not aware... (self.flemmy)
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If you do an internet search for "Flem" you get:

Did you mean: phlegm

Listen to pronunciation. (flem) A more than normal amount of thick mucus made by the cells lining the upper airways and lungs. A buildup of phlegm may be caused by infection, irritation, or chronic lung disease, and can cause discomfort in the chest and coughing.

Also: phlegmy

n. 1. Thick, sticky, stringy mucus secreted by the mucous membrane of the respiratory tract, as during a cold or other respiratory infection. 2. One of the four humors of ancient and medieval physiology, thought to cause sluggishness, apathy, and evenness of temper.

So while the idea of this app sounds amazing you may be looking at a Brand Name problem due to undesired association with the above. (I'd never heard of #2 above, but that's a hard ask of people to associate your app/work with such an obscure reference instead of the common one.)

Note that "Wefwef" was rebranded as "Voyager" due to community feedback on "wefwef" being nonsensical. Turns out the dev. named it that initially because that's what his hand typed out on the keyboard since he really didn't have a name prepared.

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[–] Flemmy 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm in the same boat. Flemmy or F-lemmy was the first thing that popped into my head on day 1, and I've got nothing better...I'm very open to suggestions though!

My preference is for it to be unique, easy to remember, and ideally fun to say. Bonus points if it has a symbolic meaning, mythology from any culture would be great if it's easy to spell

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Luna or selene. (moon goddess in latin and greek ) easy to remember and say

[–] lunaforlemmy 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I love it. It's a great name, it has a symbolism with my design goals, it even has personal meaning.

I immediately reserved the name on the play store and grabbed this username. I'm kind of shocked there weren't more apps named Luna, there were a lot of Selene's though

Thanks for the suggestion, I feel like it makes my vision for this a little clearer. Plus it'll be nice not to be embarrassed next time I have to tell someone the name...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Glad you liked it 🤩