[amyjess]

GCC didn't use Google Code. Like all GNU projects, they're hosted on Savannah, and that's not changing.

[Zikes]

But Vim did, didn't it? Google Code shutting down may still have contributed to the sea change.

[amyjess]

Eh, so many projects have been moving to DVCS for the last few years. Google Code shutting down is more recent than the trend towards DVCS.

[carlosdp]

I think this is coincidental timing more than anything.