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

  • zkfcfbzr
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    51 year ago

    I’m not so sure about changing the terminology, but if we did, I think it should be a word that implies what the situation is: That the instance they pick isn’t a walled garden in itself, but just an access point to the wider connected Lemmyverse. I think that was a common confusion point for most of us when we first heard of Lemmy.

    So… “access point”? Or “gateway”? Or for a milder change, going from “instance” to “default instance” might get the point across.

    • @Die4Ever@programming.devOP
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      41 year ago

      if we wanted to keep the word instance then yea “default instance” isn’t bad, or maybe “home instance”

      • ram
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        41 year ago

        “Home instance” is the terminology I use.

      • Marius
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        21 year ago

        Matrix use the term of “homeserver” too