I could easily self host my projects on a rpi and rate limit all the companies that download the same thing over and over every second. Companies can and should

I could easily self host my projects on a rpi and rate limit all the companies that download the same thing over and over every second. Companies can and should set up internal mirrors. The advantage of github is that people have accounts and it's easy for them to send patches or discover projects. But I'm fully capable of using git via email.