In the fullness of time it may be advantageous to have a distribution package that doesn't include the full development heirachy. Given that the Kernel and BASIC implementations are written in an intermediate home-grown assembly language, it may not be easy for anyone with ESP32 development knowledge to modify. Having a binary distribution package that users can just use will minimise their confusion if they just want to built their own retro computer and program it in its native language.
In the fullness of time it may be advantageous to have a distribution package that doesn't include the full development heirachy. Given that the Kernel and BASIC implementations are written in an intermediate home-grown assembly language, it may not be easy for anyone with ESP32 development knowledge to modify. Having a binary distribution package that users can just use will minimise their confusion if they just want to built their own retro computer and program it in its native language.