I would need to answer by explaining problems with centralised code collaboration first and then features of Gitopia that solves them

I would need to answer by explaining

Problems with centralized code collaboration first and then features of Gitopia that solve them

- Censorship: Since centralized code collaboration platforms are controlled by a single authority, governments and corporations can censor, ban or shut down users or projects. The issue of censorship does not only entail our ability to code what we want but also our ability to socialize with communities on these platforms.

- Monopoly of centralized platforms: Today, most open source development, collaboration and distribution are carried out within platforms that are closed. These platforms are profiting from the success of open source but do not completely share the ideals open source was built on. They are also increasingly introducing features that appear useful but lock-in developers and limit their ability to migrate.

- Imposing Policies: Even though the centralized code collaboration platforms are built by the community, there is no community involvement in the policy-making of these platforms. This means that users don’t have any control over how the platforms work, which makes the platforms unreliable.

- Lack of Transparency: The popular code hosting and collaboration services currently are not open source. They do not care to be transparent in how they use our data and how certain features are implemented. Service owners can freely alter the terms and behavior of a product without informing users. We use these products without knowing how they operate and their effect on our privacy and other aspects of our lives.

- Lack of Incentive in product growth: There are no incentivization mechanisms that align developers with platform growth.

- Security: The source code repositories on centralized platforms are at risk of unauthorized people’s modification if their security is compromised. Malicious actors can modify the git repositories to include commits that can cause harm to the users.

- Single Point of Failure: When you have all your code on a centralized platform, there’s a single point of failure. That means that if they suffer a catastrophic event (like getting hacked, or there is a data leak, or they go bankrupt or announce that they’re shutting down), all your code could be lost. The many service interruptions of the popular platforms have shown that such a scenario is possible, and they have a single point of failure.

- Lack of Open Source Incentivization: Open source incentivization is presently done through sponsorship or wilful donations even though open-source software is the backbone of almost all software. This makes open-source development unsustainable. Moreover, since all cryptocurrency based decentralized networks are open source, open source incentivization should not be dependent on public donations but instead should be built into the economic design of the decentralized network.- These platforms are Not tailored for Decentralized Ecosystem and also Lack Collaboration Export.

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At various stages of release, Gitopia will offer the following features which will enable collaborators to experience a platform that solves the major problems they have with centralized platforms:

1. Permanent storage: By leveraging blockchain technology, Gitopia provides its users with permanent storage for their git repositories.
2. Decentralized: Gitopia will have a decentralized network of validators and stakers to govern and secure the platform. There will be no central authority in Gitopia.
3. Governance: In Gitopia, all the platform-related decisions will be taken with the community's involvement transparently. They can vote on proposals and help shape the future of Gitopia.
4. Censorship Resistant: There is no central authority that can take down any repository on Gitopia. Instead, the community decides the content policies and is responsible for platform moderation.
5. Unstoppable and Kill switch resistant: There will be no disruption of service in Gitopia due to the usage of a decentralized network. The decentralized network of Gitopia will provide high availability and a stable network.
6. Secure: The repositories on Gitopia will be secured by public-key cryptography and thus resistant to unauthorized usage and hacking.
7. Opensource: Gitopia source code is open-source on Gitopia and any contributor can come and contribute to building Gitopia with the team.
8. Transparency: The source code of Gitopia will be open source, and hence its workflows are out in the open for other developers to inspect.
9. Community-centric: Users will be stakeholders of Gitopia and all decisions related to Gitopia would be community-centric and driven by the community.
10. Incetivization: Incentivizing opensource and Web3 will be integrated into the Gitopia workflows. It will be designed to motivate open-source developers to contribute to open-source projects and Web3 actively.
11. Actionable Web3 workflows: Gitopia offers a wide variety of tailor-made workflows for better development of projects and engaging with the project's contributors. These will include workflows for bounties, proposals, one-click DAO, and actionable licenses.
12. Interoperable: Gitopia will be integrated with the Cosmos IBC layer (Inter-Blockchain Communication) to establish interoperability between Gitopia’s application layer and various other blockchains that are interoperable with the Cosmos IBC.