You are assuming that packaging is a substantial burden when compared to making a complex application and that that labor translates ultimately into tangible be

You are assuming that packaging is a substantial burden when compared to making a complex application and that that labor translates ultimately into tangible benefits. If the packaging is done by the dev you are assuming that 1% extra effort wont be spent playing chess instead of adding features. If the packaging is down by an interested party for that distro you are assuming that a person competent to write a package file is even competent to say write an app let alone interested in doing so.