[erikdared]

Honestly I think it's mainly due to the fact that git and github have a greater mindshare than hg and bitbucket.

That said I think either choice is great, they are solid and mature implementations of the DVCS paradigm and are miles ahead of older systems like SVN. I use a mix of both personally, hg at work and git/github for personal projects.

[kibibu]

Thanks. I also use hg/bitbucket at work.

I might have a more serious crack at using Github for something personal to get a better idea.