In the past few weeks, I have been experimenting with various available solutions. Initially, I was inclined towards kbin or mbin, putting Lemmy on the back burner. However, I faced a series of challenges related to frameworks and dependencies. The main issue would have forced me to use the latest FreeBSD packages, but this would have rendered the PECL Redis module too up-to-date and incompatible with kbin and mbin.
Upon closer examination, I noticed that kbin/mbin would offer a different interface compared to Lemmy, along with the ability to manage microblogs. This feature might be useful if one were to manage everything directly through them. However, we already have a well-established and operational Mastodon instance, so employing kbin/mbin would have led to an unnecessary redundancy.
I realized that, like with other solutions, I had to choose between patching and tweaking kbin/mbin or opting for Lemmy - which is perfectly compatible and effortlessly installable on FreeBSD and other platforms that support a Rust compiler.
Lemmy is the ideal complement to our Mastodon instance, Wiki, and other social tools. It replaces Reddit with open standards and broad Fediverse integration, offers effective moderation tools, and is both lightweight and speedy.
Additionally, Lemmy supports Markdown and allows subscribing to a community via RSS, enabling updates without the need for a membership.
Thus, the answer to the initial question can be succinctly put in two words: why not?