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jffry
GitHub's main stated benefit for the proxying was to prevent things like this

  Proxying these images will help protect your privacy:
  your browser information won't be leaked to other
  third party services
Source: https://github.com/blog/1766-proxying-user-images (linked from TFA)
nilved
If course, what it really means is: we want to monopolize your data.
eps
No, it actually doesn't mean that, because it's not "your" data to begin with. It's theirs.
nilved
No, I think the websites I visit is my data.
dictum
GitHub still leaks your browser information to Google (and some would argue, Automattic) unless you take steps to prevent this.
mcormier
Don't build your business model on something where you are dependent on something you can't control. If you decide to anyway then walk away when the honeymoon is over.
jacobbijani
I thought the "Always Free" badge was interesting. What is the business?
beaker52
GitHub, that's a crappy move.

BitDeli, well played with the phrasing of your notice.

j_s
Interesting to see the list of repos that were using this service.