Software pricing jokes and real project assumptions

Charging by the physical length of source code is a humorous premise, not a software licensing rule. It works as satire because code quantity is an awkward measure of what a program accomplishes.

For an actual project, separate tooling cost, hosting, distribution requirements and asset permissions. Read the terms that apply to the tools you select rather than relying on a joke, headline or retelling.

Code size can still matter as an engineering constraint. Smaller downloads and simpler modules may improve delivery and maintenance, but those goals should be measured through behavior rather than centimeters.