alt Hacker NewsThe git part of github is a very small part of it, they are using Github issues etc which are not exportable/cross-platform.
So yes, you can git clone the repo and get the HTML, but if you want all the other stuff (the "github based workflows") then you have to use github.
> but if you want all the other stuff (the "github based workflows") then you have to use github.
Except what would you want it for? The issues and wikis and "github based workflows" are for people working on a thing, not for people using that thing or depending on it.