Why was Lemmygrad named “Lemmygrad” and why was Lemmy named “Lemmy”? (lemmygrad.ml)

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[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Interesting, I thought Lemmy was started by ML or MLM socialist devs and assumed it was also a play on the abbreviation: ML/MLM -> mel/melem? -> lemmy

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[-] [email protected] 11 points 2 years ago

it was started by at least one ML dev (dessalines), but the etymology seems to be unrelated

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