I think that works for smaller projects, but for larger projects that require more coordination, have heavy c-i running, etc, I don't think it makes as much of

I think that works for smaller projects, but for larger projects that require more coordination, have heavy c-i running, etc, I don't think it makes as much of a difference. However, there are some alternatives for larger projects: 1- make sure your community has a business model (donations or other forms of funding) for core infrastructure, 2- self-host a Gitlab instance :-) It doesn't completely take care of decentralisation, but nothing stops from having multiple instances and some c-i duct tape. Github can also make a good mirror.