I like others am confused by this common sentiment. Github is the remote repo, but the version control is distributed so everyone has a copy. I'm pretty sure I

I like others am confused by this common sentiment. Github is the remote repo, but the version control is distributed so everyone has a copy. I'm pretty sure I can fill a few hours or more with work needing to be done on my local repo. FYI I'm not a professional software developer but I would like to know. The things that come to mind: issue trackers, messaging, not being able to see latest pull requests. Update: Now i'm starting to understand the build dependency issue. Still, why do you need to rebuild all dependencies from GitHub repo to build the application? Can't the currently available version work?