> > 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.
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’.
> > 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.