Why OTF Ships Components Two Ways: Copy-Paste vs. npm Package

Every component library has a distribution story. Most pick one — copy-paste or package — and defend it like a religion. The honest version is less comfortable: both work, neither is universal, and forcing a single model on every buyer is how you turn a useful primitive into a tribal argument.

We ship components two ways on purpose. Here's what each one actually trades off, and why the third option — same component, two delivery shapes — is the only one that respects how builders actually work.

[[COMPARE: copy-paste ownership vs npm ownership]]

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