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Im very excited that github is pushing forward with this. As a graduate student Ive been desperately trying to get my lab to switch over and use github as opposed to myfile.m --> myfile_diego.m --> myfile_diego_changed.m etc!

I want researchers to use it not just for code, but for latex files for paper writing as well!

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Our department recentlyvset up a self hosted gitlab. Works great. As many private repos as you like and you don't have to worry about github disappearing off the map.

Seriously, the chances that github just disappears off the map are about the same that the gitlab team decides to stop working on the OS product. Non-zero, but still low. However, the impact is only mediocre: It's simple to keep a copy of the repo around and just a simple to keep a copy of the wiki around: They're git repos too. The only thing you'd loose is the issue history and your network of clones.

If that's what you're concerned about I'd be more afraid of your internal gitlab server crashing down in flames because somebody fat-fingered a critical update.

Reminds me of the classic:

http://thedailywtf.com/Comments/The_Best-est_Version_Control...

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