Sorry if someone has already asked this. This is my first post on Lemmy. I mean, I guess you could ask the same question about Reddit but I’m pretty sure it’s supposed to be Read-It. But what does Lemmy mean? Is it a cute word for a small lemon?
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:
I choose to believe it’s named after God.
Trick answer, Lemmy is god
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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.
lmao its even a rodent too
The name and the icon made me assume it was a South Park reference
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.
What kind of animal is a kbin?
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.
Well in French, carabin is a rifled horseman
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!
