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Github hasn't centralized all open source code Because git itself is decentralized. If only other social networks let you extract your data so easily.

• yarrel 12y ago
  Socially and server-wise it has centralized them. I do agree about other social networks though.
• panic 12y ago
  git itself is decentralized The source code itself is stored in a decentralized way, sure, but the git repository doesn't include pull request comments, wiki pages and issues. Of course, you can fetch these using the (rate-limited) GitHub API, but it's not quite the same (and other social networks typically let you extract your data in the same way).
  • xPaw 12y ago
    It is actually possible to clone/push wiki pages using git: https://help.github.com/articles/adding-and-editing-wiki-pages-locally/ https://help.github.com/articles/adding-and-editing-wiki-pag...