(Disclaimer: I work for GitHub, but not on issues, and I've only been here 6 months)
The counterpoint to this is that GitHub has been around for a long time and I don't think all of these free features are going anywhere. Even beyond that, there's an API you can use to get your data out and lots of tools build on that API.
https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug came up here recently and that looks pretty good, though I haven't tried it. I suspect the usability of a lot of these tools will lag behind GitHub Issues/Projects.
> GitHub has been around for a long time and I don't think all of these free features are going anywhere
It's still an external system you don't control the fate of, run by an private company, fundamentally unaccountable, and a massive single point of failure. For some people, this is not a good thing. It's a bit like using GMail vs an actual mail client.
The counterpoint to this is that GitHub has been around for a long time and I don't think all of these free features are going anywhere. Even beyond that, there's an API you can use to get your data out and lots of tools build on that API.
https://github.com/MichaelMure/git-bug came up here recently and that looks pretty good, though I haven't tried it. I suspect the usability of a lot of these tools will lag behind GitHub Issues/Projects.