<p>rOpenSci makes heavy use of GitHub for our projects and services, including <a href="https://github.com/ropensci/software-review/issues?q=sort%3Aupdated-desc%20is%3Aissue%20state%3Aclosed">software peer-review</a>. GitHub is by far the most widely used git or code-hosting platform, and the combination of its popularity and freemium services have made it central to open-source and R communities. However, for a variety of reasons, some of our community members or potential members may prefer or need to use other platforms. These reasons may include concerns about …