• Grimlo9ic@kbin.social
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    ·
    1 year ago

    I’ve been wondering where “kbin” came from. So it’s confirmed that the original Polish version is supposed to be named “rifle”?

    • Otome-chan@kbin.social
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      9
      ·
      1 year ago

      So I just stumbled upon one of ernest’s comments about it. Yes, the polish instance is a play on words referencing a rifle. however it seems the original “kbin” name actually stems from unix’s “sbin”.

      I guess in the end it ends up being a double reference?

      • Grimlo9ic@kbin.social
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        7
        ·
        1 year ago

        however it seems the original “kbin” name actually stems from unix’s “sbin”.

        Oh so THAT’S why it’s stylized as “/kbin” on kbin.pub. And why the logo kinda looks like a folder. Interesting!

      • Boabab@kbin.social
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        ·
        1 year ago

        seems the original “kbin” name actually stems from unix’s “sbin”.

        That makes a lot of sense! I really like that reference and how the logo is stylized as a forward slash