Compile times. It's the same as using a binary distribution or a source-based distribution. Only very few people want to "recompile the world" when they insta

Compile times. It's the same as using a binary distribution or a source-based distribution. Only very few people want to "recompile the world" when they install new software. Which is why mainstream distributions pretty much always just distribute binaries via apt, yum, etc. However, for the people that do need source distribution, it's very important for them. And it's almost always required in high-assurance environments where supply-chain attacks are a real concern. And those people can't rely on the upstream security of crates.io, or this developer's laptop.