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I am fairly savvy with what makes the internet work. If Lemmy is linked then it must have a central control point. This is the piece that I was unaware of.
I was under the impression that each server is freestanding. I have a log in for Feddit and also for Lemmy.
So is each instance (eg: Feddit, Lemmy.one, Lemmy.ml) on a host machine in someone’s home or is it hosted on a main server?
Lemmy instances are federated with each other, allowing a user on a given instance to participate in a “community” on another Lemmy instance without having to create an account on the other instance;[4] and with other instances in the Fediverse that use different software. ActivityPub is the protocol used to allow Lemmy instances to operate as a federated social network. It allows users to interact with compatible platforms including Mastodon and PeerTube.[16]>
It works as I said. I never realised Lemmy was linked. TIL
@Syldon Did it clear up your belief there must be a central control point?
(If I get to that WP article I might change “are federated” to “may federate” because it is more precise, and because that is part of the methods which substitute for central oversight.
I am fairly savvy with what makes the internet work. If Lemmy is linked then it must have a central control point. This is the piece that I was unaware of. I was under the impression that each server is freestanding. I have a log in for Feddit and also for Lemmy.
So is each instance (eg: Feddit, Lemmy.one, Lemmy.ml) on a host machine in someone’s home or is it hosted on a main server?
@Syldon @loobkoob “Must”? My impression is that it does not, and is said not to, and that that is not impossible.
Ok you made me research it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lemmy_(software)
It works as I said. I never realised Lemmy was linked. TIL
@Syldon Did it clear up your belief there must be a central control point?
(If I get to that WP article I might change “are federated” to “may federate” because it is more precise, and because that is part of the methods which substitute for central oversight.