[h4waii]

It's specifically buildable for users who would rather spend time than money or prefer to build for other reasons entirely.

I am more likely to buy it because the authors see building as an acceptable choice to acquire their software, and I believe choice is a core component of open source.

[tluyben2]

Agreed, but I think it should be neutral; I read this as a ‘too expensive, just build it’ which I see a lot with articles about OSS.