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What’s the difference between Kbin and Lemmy? (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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[–] [email protected] 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