cross-posted from: https://programming.dev/post/3658116
or maybe some other terminology would be better? lots of people get confused when you ask them to choose an instance, sometimes I think even the word “proxy”, “host”, or “hub” is simpler
the specific terms aren’t my point, just a discussion to see if we can come up with a better name
I think proxy is accurate enough for getting new users to signup (when talking about servers that do federate of course)
but I do think server is good too
The thing I like about proxy or hub is that they imply you can access the other content out there and the choice isn’t super important
some people might understand what a proxy is but many won’t. if i turn off my nerd brain, proxy makes me think of “proxy war”. knowing about the concept of a proxy war, calling something a proxy, it is just confusing.