▲ 113 ▼ What would you like to see on the Fediverse? (lemmy.zip) submitted 4 months ago by nerdspice@lemmy.zip to c/fediverse@lemmy.world 131 comments fedilink hide all child comments The Fediverse is growing and we have decently successful platforms like Lemmy and Mastodon. What else would you like to see? Any big tech platform not yet replaced or maybe something new altogether? What are we missing?
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 22 points 4 months ago (13 children) I believe Flohmarkt is a fediverse alternative. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 13 child comments replies: [–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago Interesting ... It looks pretty active. A few dozen instances, mainly in Germany. This has real potential. permalink fedilink source parent [+] unitedwithme@lemmy.today -6 points 4 months ago (11 children) Would be even better if these things didn't use completely stupid names!! They're not clever, or hip, or even fun. Flohmarkt sounds like I'd be too embarrassed to share what it is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) Flohmarket is just the name of the software, which as another said, is the German word for flea market. I suspect the creator is German. Anyone who self-hosts their own flohmarket instance can call their instance whatever they want. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lemmysir@lemmy.zip 25 points 4 months ago (4 children) Is just German for flea market. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 7 points 4 months ago (3 children) Yeah I see that now after looking it up. OK that makes more sense. Still not a great alt for North America yet permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] django@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 4 months ago (1 child) You can name your flohmarkt instance whatever you want though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 3 points 4 months ago That's good to know, I see is avail on Yunohost, too permalink fedilink source parent [–] dil@piefed.zip 3 points 4 months ago If it was named something else illogical itd work, like weinerschnitzel selling no schnitzel permalink fedilink source parent [–] lambisio@feddit.cl 7 points 4 months ago (4 children) Names are subjective. "Youtube" makes no sense if you discard all the grab that it has now in retrospective. "Craiglist" is even worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] naught101@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (3 children) YouTube always made sense because "tube" is old slang for TV. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I guess I'm old enough to remember TVs being referred to a such hah 😅 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lambisio@feddit.cl 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) ...this is the first time in the entire Fediverse that I feel not-that-old 👀 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] StellarExtract@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago Also known as the "boob tube" with "boob" being a synonym for "idiot". I'm not that old... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago Interesting ... It looks pretty active. A few dozen instances, mainly in Germany. This has real potential. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] unitedwithme@lemmy.today -6 points 4 months ago (11 children) Would be even better if these things didn't use completely stupid names!! They're not clever, or hip, or even fun. Flohmarkt sounds like I'd be too embarrassed to share what it is. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 11 child comments replies: [–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) Flohmarket is just the name of the software, which as another said, is the German word for flea market. I suspect the creator is German. Anyone who self-hosts their own flohmarket instance can call their instance whatever they want. permalink fedilink source parent [–] lemmysir@lemmy.zip 25 points 4 months ago (4 children) Is just German for flea market. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 7 points 4 months ago (3 children) Yeah I see that now after looking it up. OK that makes more sense. Still not a great alt for North America yet permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] django@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 4 months ago (1 child) You can name your flohmarkt instance whatever you want though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 3 points 4 months ago That's good to know, I see is avail on Yunohost, too permalink fedilink source parent [–] dil@piefed.zip 3 points 4 months ago If it was named something else illogical itd work, like weinerschnitzel selling no schnitzel permalink fedilink source parent [–] lambisio@feddit.cl 7 points 4 months ago (4 children) Names are subjective. "Youtube" makes no sense if you discard all the grab that it has now in retrospective. "Craiglist" is even worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] naught101@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (3 children) YouTube always made sense because "tube" is old slang for TV. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I guess I'm old enough to remember TVs being referred to a such hah 😅 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lambisio@feddit.cl 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) ...this is the first time in the entire Fediverse that I feel not-that-old 👀 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] StellarExtract@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago Also known as the "boob tube" with "boob" being a synonym for "idiot". I'm not that old... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ProdigalFrog@slrpnk.net 13 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) Flohmarket is just the name of the software, which as another said, is the German word for flea market. I suspect the creator is German. Anyone who self-hosts their own flohmarket instance can call their instance whatever they want. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lemmysir@lemmy.zip 25 points 4 months ago (4 children) Is just German for flea market. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 7 points 4 months ago (3 children) Yeah I see that now after looking it up. OK that makes more sense. Still not a great alt for North America yet permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] django@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 4 months ago (1 child) You can name your flohmarkt instance whatever you want though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 3 points 4 months ago That's good to know, I see is avail on Yunohost, too permalink fedilink source parent [–] dil@piefed.zip 3 points 4 months ago If it was named something else illogical itd work, like weinerschnitzel selling no schnitzel permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 7 points 4 months ago (3 children) Yeah I see that now after looking it up. OK that makes more sense. Still not a great alt for North America yet permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] django@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 4 months ago (1 child) You can name your flohmarkt instance whatever you want though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 3 points 4 months ago That's good to know, I see is avail on Yunohost, too permalink fedilink source parent [–] dil@piefed.zip 3 points 4 months ago If it was named something else illogical itd work, like weinerschnitzel selling no schnitzel permalink fedilink source parent
[–] django@discuss.tchncs.de 13 points 4 months ago (1 child) You can name your flohmarkt instance whatever you want though. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 3 points 4 months ago That's good to know, I see is avail on Yunohost, too permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 3 points 4 months ago That's good to know, I see is avail on Yunohost, too permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dil@piefed.zip 3 points 4 months ago If it was named something else illogical itd work, like weinerschnitzel selling no schnitzel permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lambisio@feddit.cl 7 points 4 months ago (4 children) Names are subjective. "Youtube" makes no sense if you discard all the grab that it has now in retrospective. "Craiglist" is even worse. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] naught101@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (3 children) YouTube always made sense because "tube" is old slang for TV. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I guess I'm old enough to remember TVs being referred to a such hah 😅 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lambisio@feddit.cl 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) ...this is the first time in the entire Fediverse that I feel not-that-old 👀 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] StellarExtract@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago Also known as the "boob tube" with "boob" being a synonym for "idiot". I'm not that old... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] naught101@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (3 children) YouTube always made sense because "tube" is old slang for TV. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I guess I'm old enough to remember TVs being referred to a such hah 😅 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lambisio@feddit.cl 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) ...this is the first time in the entire Fediverse that I feel not-that-old 👀 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] StellarExtract@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago Also known as the "boob tube" with "boob" being a synonym for "idiot". I'm not that old... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] unitedwithme@lemmy.today 4 points 4 months ago (2 children) Yeah, I guess I'm old enough to remember TVs being referred to a such hah 😅 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] lambisio@feddit.cl 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) ...this is the first time in the entire Fediverse that I feel not-that-old 👀 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] StellarExtract@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago Also known as the "boob tube" with "boob" being a synonym for "idiot". I'm not that old... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] lambisio@feddit.cl 1 point 4 months ago (1 child) ...this is the first time in the entire Fediverse that I feel not-that-old 👀 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] StellarExtract@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago Also known as the "boob tube" with "boob" being a synonym for "idiot". I'm not that old... permalink fedilink source parent
[–] StellarExtract@lemmy.zip 5 points 4 months ago Also known as the "boob tube" with "boob" being a synonym for "idiot". I'm not that old... permalink fedilink source parent