git is already decentralized. You can use it easily without github.
This restriction is from the U.S. Government, not a "corporation."
This restriction is from the U.S. Government, not a "corporation."
The fact is, github adds value because it isn't "decentralized". And any organization that runs something will have people that disagree with it and/or government regulations it will need to follow.
git, however, it nicely distributed and you can host a repo anywhere you want and be discoverable through other means.
Exactly. It's the most popular brand, same as Disney buying Hulu. Not to make Hulu into Disney, but to bring the customers into an arena for control. While I do not use github, npm does, for example.