I really don't understand why GitHub is so popular. Git's a DVCS, so why pay to host on someone else's server? You don't even need a central repo with Git, and

I really don't understand why GitHub is so popular. Git's a DVCS, so why pay to host on someone else's server? You don't even need a central repo with Git, and if you're large enough to want one, you more than likely have your own servers. http://groovie.org/articles/2008/05/06/most-bizarre-git-service-and-other-stupid-rails-powered-businesses http://groovie.org/articles/2008/05/06/most-bizarre-git-serv... (not my post, but I share his opinion)