There's a difference between malleable and remixable.

· Bits and Bobs 6/17/24

Both imply experimentation and exploration.

Malleable implies changing the original.

Remix implies copying the original and tweaking.

Malleable software is OK if it's your software.

But if it's someone else's, they likely will get mad at you if you change it!

So when it comes to an open-ended system of explorable software, remixing is better.

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