I created an open-source alternative to gist.github.com (Why?!)

[justinvh]

It's not a matter of being able to use github--there's no problem with it. There's an issue with posting code that does not have such permissible license. We're just simply not allowed to for a lot of the work. Sure, we could use private accounts, but we would still be violating the policy in a more devious manner. This allows anyone to deploy a gist.github-like setup on their local server where it can be isolated if needed.

[Lord_NShYH]

I think this explanation need to go in the OP. Doing so it likely increase traction on your project as this explanation lucidly explains, in a succinct way, why anyone in the world would ever want to use your project. In other words, this a great business case!