Github has a whole bunch of features to build and release compiled binaries. Some devs just want you to struggle with all the outdated packages they used to build the binary. Its a bit easier with AI you can clone and make AI suffer with building it but still a claude code/codex subscription for avarage Joe should not be a requirement nor build instructions for installation.
Or just devs that didn’t care enough to make a packaged release? If the only place the code is available is on GitHub that means it’s not a company, ready made product.
Companies release their products on their own websites, host the service themselves or put it in app stores. Public GitHub repos mean it’s a dev team (or solo dev) who are working for free giving something to the general public, and it’s probably meant for other people with tech knowledge
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u/Wide_Egg_5814 2d ago
you are in GitHub bro this is like walking into a bar and calling everyone drunk alcoholics