Google Code and and Sourceforge were around for, what, 10 years or so? That would be 10 years of potentially greater levels of contribution. IMO, that's a price

Google Code and and Sourceforge were around for, what, 10 years or so? That would be 10 years of potentially greater levels of contribution. IMO, that's a price worth paying for moving a repo once a decade. Everything is ephemeral. Take advantage of it while it makes sense for whatever it is that you're trying to achieve.