I agree, and I think GitHub is a fantastic resource for open-source projects, but it's a bit of a lobster trap in the sense that its existence lessons the need

I agree, and I think GitHub is a fantastic resource for open-source projects, but it's a bit of a lobster trap in the sense that its existence lessons the need for an open-source alternative, but then locks you in to a paid model once you need private repositories. What we should be looking for is an open-source project that allows people to keep their own projects private on their existing hosting, and allows easy sync with github for public projects.