> private, single contributor repos tend to be pretty small. it costs Github very little to service a single account. Small but important correction, Github is

> private, single contributor repos tend to be pretty small. it costs Github very little to service a single account. Small but important correction, Github is letting up to 3 contributors use these free private repos. "For the first time, developers can use GitHub for their private projects with up to three collaborators per repository for free."