<div dir="ltr">Above and beyond the benefits of using a DVCS, using GitHub provides a place for collaboration and code review that a mailing list cannot provide. There are some things that a mailing list is still well suited for, but when you're wishing to discuss code and collaborate around code, GitHub really is amazing for that.<div>
<br></div><div>I would personally consider the choice of whether to use GitHub (or another code collaboration site if you must) to be a strong indicator as to whether you want to have more people involved and helping.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Ryan Hiebert</div><div>a lurker</div></div>