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This is a pretty bad argument, especially when you're specifically talking about Android. Android APKs are extremely easy to just download from closed-source, decompile them, and add new things or overwrite existing things.
The argument makes more sense for things that are harder to decompile and recompile
No readily-compilable project is still a worthwhile barrier. So I don't think it's a bad argument.
If it's about open-source licenses, it typically allows that kind of repackaging. Which is not the case for closed-source/proprietary.