Losing code wasn&#x27;t really a risk with Sourceforge either.  Submitting patches on mailing lists or controlling access to using SSH will always be workable.  The benefit of Github is the directory and collaborative aspect.<p>It&#x27;s much easier for people to contribute to projects now, and a lot of projects might not have grown as quickly without it.  The central directory also makes it a lot easier for other people to find stuff which probably also plays a role.<p>I doubt Github will go down the same path as Sourceforge.