> Because dwm is customized through editing its source code, it’s pointless to make binary packages of it. This keeps its userbase small and elitist. No novices asking stupid questions. There are some distributions that provide binary packages though.
I think I explicitly stated that I was not covering the whole story. The above would be another consideration - with both pros and cons (of which suckless, of course, stresses the pros) - which should be factored in. There are others as well.
> Because dwm is customized through editing its source code, it’s pointless to make binary packages of it. This keeps its userbase small and elitist. No novices asking stupid questions. There are some distributions that provide binary packages though.
source: http://dwm.suckless.org/