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> Yes it is. At the top of the article he says:

> > People will often claim that since X is Free and Open Source Software, every user of X is enabled to hack on it and bend it to their will.

The requirement is never elucidated, stands. "bend it to their will" is not a qualitative or actionable statement, which is impressive hand-waving.

Nothing about this is related to Alan Kay.




https://tinlizzie.org/IA/index.php/End-User_Programming_by_A...

Here is one of many places where Alan Kay talks about making programming available to everyone.

It’s a good starting point for work exploring the deeper idea of enabling people to ‘bend software to their wills’.




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