While current hosting systems for libre software projects are mainly centralized or client-server systems, several benefits arise from using distributed peer-to-peer architectures. The peculiarities of libre software projects make them a perfect test-bed for experimenting with this architecture. Among those peculiarities we can mention: the clear need for decentralization, the highly distributed nature of the user base, the high reliability requirements and the rich set of interactions among users and developers. Here we present a first attempt to describe the characteristics and complexities of this application area, and the expected future developments.