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Right -- I was wondering more where I would go for the social aspect.

As much as github is about just hosting code, it's also become a place where people who code/contribute to open source gather -- it doesn't seem right now like someone would just run a gitlab instance big enough to rival what github has become. Maybe the better question is when someone will step up to create that service/meeting ground.

That's the beauty of git. You can pack your bags and leave any time.