I guess it’s a tradition to name fediverse projects after animals and the original creator was a big fan of the Lemmings games and Lemmy from Motorhead had just died.
Here’s a link with info on the origin story:
this post was submitted on 02 Jul 2023
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I choose to believe it's named after God.
Trick answer, Lemmy is god
If Lemmy is God, and we are all Federated through Lemmy, are we all God?
You mean we could have had Earthworm Jim and don't?
Don't rule it out.
Groovy!
That explains why everytime I google lemmy results show up for motorhead
IDK but I can't stop thinking of Lemmiwinks from South Park.
I know. That episode was gross. Lol.
My SO always asks if I am “Lemmiwinking”. It does make me chuckle as my mind goes straight to South Park.
The name and the icon made me assume it was a South Park reference
lmao its even a rodent too
My SO always asks if I am “Lemmiwinking”. It does make me chuckle as my mind goes straight to South Park.
Like Spider-Man villains, all Fediverse services have to be named after animals. Probably.
what animal is Mysterio ?
Rey Mysterio, jr was part of the wrestling stable called the Filthy Animals.
shit, you're good...
Rey Mysterio is more likely named after the Spider-man villain than the reverse. Mysterio the Spider-man villain was created about a decade before the man who became Rey Mysterio was even born.
Ah, but you are overlooking the presence of Rey Mysterio, snr.
Ignoring the number of villains that aren't animals, you're talking about someone who was six when Mysterio first appeared. They weren't born with the name Mysterio either.
And I also am realizing this is likely a joke because a vast majority of Spider-man villains aren't animals to begin with.
What kind of animal is a kbin?
Well in French, carabin is a rifled horseman
That one is a deep dive but it's a nod to Koninklijk Belgisch Instituut voor Natuurwetenschappen, the Royal Belgian Institute for Natural Sciences. They're all about the animals.
This gets asked a lot, but we need a definitive answer from the guy who started the project, damn it. He just won't tell us other than some vague references to "Lemmy" things. I guess there's this;
It was nameless for a long time, but I wanted to keep with the fediverse tradition of naming projects after animals. I was playing that old-school game Lemmings, and Lemmy (from motorhead) had passed away that week, and we held a few polls for names, and I went with that.
Is that not a good enough answer?
Yeah it is, no more question.
Why's it called Lemmy?
Lead singer from Motörhead. The old school video game. The Koopa from Super Mario. The furry rodents.
Thanks for all the answers. Do you want blue? Lemmy smash.
I originally thought it was named after one of the authors of ActivityPub (which Lemmy is based on), Christine Lemmer-Webber. But I think that's maybe just coincidence?
Lemmy tell you a story.....
Lemmings are a type of rodent.
And they notoriously all run together, much like instances all run together.
Is it not named after Lemmy from Motörhead?
Motörhead, you can call me Motörhead, alright!