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submitted 1 year ago by Comment105@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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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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[-] ren@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

so it's a "gun rifle"? why in the world would they name a platform after it?

[-] antim0ny@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

It was a play on words, from /sbin. More info in the top thread.

[-] Blizzard@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago

Not sure, perhaps he liked the domain karab.in. But honestly, there's plenty of weirder names out there, even among the biggest brands.

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