falcoignis@reddthat.com to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agouhhh... what do I call the "subreddits"?message-squaremessage-square96fedilinkarrow-up156arrow-down11file-text
arrow-up155arrow-down1message-squareuhhh... what do I call the "subreddits"?falcoignis@reddthat.com to Linux@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square96fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareHeimchen@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoInstances also need better names.
minus-squareCommunist@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoWhat would you call gmail vs hotmail?
minus-squareamiuhle@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 year agoBut that’s a provider/customer relationship, on the fediverse it isn’t.
minus-squareunfazedbeaver@lemmy.onelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-21 year agoAgree on a technical level, but in terms of the average netizen being able to visualize the relationship, “providers” makes it much easier
minus-squareamiuhle@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoI don’t think we should try to visualize something that’s not there just because it’s (supposedly) easier for the average netizen.
Instances also need better names.
What would you call gmail vs hotmail?
Providers.
But that’s a provider/customer relationship, on the fediverse it isn’t.
Agree on a technical level, but in terms of the average netizen being able to visualize the relationship, “providers” makes it much easier
I don’t think we should try to visualize something that’s not there just because it’s (supposedly) easier for the average netizen.