Thanks - I was exactly thinking this when i asked the question. If git is advertised as a DVCS, then it's hard to understand why the practice is to rely on a ce

Thanks - I was exactly thinking this when i asked the question. If git is advertised as a DVCS, then it's hard to understand why the practice is to rely on a central authority that you don't own. It could go down anytime like it did yesterday. [edit: last sentence].