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TIL "Lemmy" comes from, indeed, the game Lemmings, as well as Lemmy from motorhead. (self.todayilearned)
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Where does the name come from?

It was nameless for a long time, but I wanted to keep with the fediverse tradition of naming projects after animals. I was playing that old-school game Lemmings, and Lemmy (from motorhead) had passed away that week, and we held a few polls for names, and I went with that.

https://lemmy.ml/post/70319

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[–] rostby@lemmy.fmhy.ml 2 points 2 years ago

I thought is was lemmy the lemur