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What does kbin mean? Why is kbin.social called that? (lemm.ee)
submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Is it just random letters arrived to by keyboard mashing like a lot of federated websites seem, or is there any thought behind it?

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[–] [email protected] 127 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (7 children)

Here is the answer on the Polish instance directly from @ernest, kbin's creator. For reference, he was being accused of being a gun lover based on the name of the Polish instance "karab.in" and "magazines," as well as his Monty Python profile pic with a gun in it.

https://karab.in/m/fediverse/p/217281/The-reason-for-the-strange-naming-and-uncomfortable-images-on#post-comment-311421

Here are the relevant sections from Ernest on the origins of both kbin and magazine:

Hey, I'm the admin of kbin.social. The name "kbin" comes from the Linux "/sbin" directory - I've mentioned it multiple times before. The name of the Polish instance - karab.in - does indeed reference a rifle, but it's just a play on words, and it was actually chosen through a survey among other domains. It's simply easy to remember and sounds nice in Polish. There's no place for nazi bullshit on my instances.

On the other hand, the name "magazyn" refers to the virtual edition of a late 90s gaming newspaper :D

[–] [email protected] 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

We still don’t know what the K stands for though.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 10 months ago (2 children)

The K stands for Kool, same as in KDE.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

Kool kool kool

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

🀣🀣

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