The GitHub Trap: Why Open Source Faces Systemic Vendor Lock-in

The open source ecosystem has become dangerously concentrated on a single platform where Microsoft controls version control, CI/CD, releases, and community identity simultaneously. What appears as developer convenience actually masks profound systemic risk—the entire industry's infrastructure depends on decisions made by one commercial entity. As this analysis demonstrates through actual usage data, the true cost of GitHub's consolidation represents an often-hidden but critical vulnerability in open source infrastructure.