would it be simpler for people if we said "server" instead of "instance"? (programming.dev)

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or maybe some other terminology would be better? lots of people get confused when you ask them to choose an instance, sometimes I think even the word "proxy", "host", or "hub" is simpler

the specific terms aren't my point, just a discussion to see if we can come up with a better name

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[-] Kichae@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

I mean, I wasn't here a decadeo ago or so when the groundwork of the Fediverse was being laid, so I don't know how it was originally "marketed", but people make things without understanding the true implications of their decisions all of the time. And the current crop of leading products in the fediverse are a generation or three removed from the original designers.

People build on top of stuff with goals that are off-target of the original goals of tech. Building a bunch of square pegs and ramming them through round holes just, ultimately, results in those pegs either not slipping through, or having their corners cut off.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Yup, that's the way FOSS goes. Build what interests you, and make mistakes along the way.

Eventually the community seems to arrive at a decent solution though.

I'm really interested in working on a project that makes a proper decentralized Reddit/Twitter.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Have you heard of Lime Reader?

I don't really know the specifics but it's a different approach to decentralized reddit but it kind of came too late to get exodus traction.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Do you know how it works under the hood? I didn't see an obvious git repo in the few minutes I looked around.

I actually just started hacking on my own because I noticed a library I want to use (Iroh) finally has a release with decent documentation and a relevant example. The main idea is that each app install would help host the data, support searches, etc, so there's no single point of failure, or any real requirement for people to host larger instances (maybe just some relay hosting).

I'm guessing there are several floating around, but I figured I might as well try my own to at least get familiar with the library.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

I'm afraid I don't. If you don't mind venturing to reddit the creator is fairly active on /r/redditalternatives.

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