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Kbin is a modular, decentralized content aggregator and microblogging platform running on the Fediverse network. The initiative aims to promote a free and open internet.

  • cavalleto
    6•2 years ago

    @ernest I’ve been exploring alternatives to Reddit for a week now, and I’m loving Kbin. I miss more presence from the Spanish-speaking community, but there will be time for them to discover the advantages of the Fediverse. Congratulations on the initiative, and long live the project.

    • Cocoa6790
      2•2 years ago

      There are a few servers on mastodon (choose Spanish as language) and a post on lemmy (not sure if that’s a good instance). Currently, I’m learning Spanish, so I follow from a few places and my feed is interesting…. Some English, some Spanish, a bit of German.

      • cavalleto
        1•2 years ago

        @Cocoa6790
        Yes, I’ve been on Mastodon for quite some time now. There’s a significant presence of Spanish speakers there (masto.es). But I was looking for content on Lemmy or Kbin. Nevertheless, I have no problem with English. Thank you.

  • narF
    4•2 years ago

    I just joined Kbin. How is the name supposed to be pronounced? Like cabin?

    • ernestOP
      12•2 years ago

      Hi, good to see you here :) I honestly have no idea what the pronunciation is. It’s a reference to the Linux /sbin, a container for things that are important to you. This is intentional, I want /kbin to be perceived as each individual instance. Each instance is different. Each community is different. That’s what’s cool about the Fediverse.

      • JungleGeorge
        2•2 years ago

        I just like the fact that it sounds like a piece of KDE software 😅😅😅

    • TheArstaInventor
      1•1 year ago

      I do “K” “Bin”, and then read it together. That’s how I’ve been pronouncing it and imagined others were doing the same?

  • audricd
    3•2 years ago

    Hello!
    Sorry for the noob question. Whats the difference between kbin and lemmy? is it a fork? Im beginning to lose track the deeper I go into the fediverse.

    Thanks,

    • TadpoleGlorifiedShape4
      1•2 years ago

      Not a fork (and someone can probably give a better answer) but kbin and Lemmy both share the same structure for content (called ActivityPub)

      This allows you to view lemmy posts on kbin and kbin posts on lemmy (as well as many other websites using the same protocol)

  • narF
    1•2 years ago

    Is there a way to see the list of groups (not sure what the name is… The things that are like “sub-reddits” lol)