GitHub offering CD-ROMs of your code for a few days
7 hours ago
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- GitHub is offering a limited run of CD-ROMs containing users' public repositories from July 2 to July 6, 2026, with the first 1,000 eligible submissions receiving one free copy per person.
- This move is seen as a humorous marketing response to recent developments in physical media, particularly referencing Sony's shift toward digital-only PS6 games and Microsoft's past DRM controversies.
- While GitHub promotes the CD-ROMs as a way to physically own and share code, the practicality is limited as many modern PCs lack built-in disc drives, and alternative storage like thumb drives or SSDs offer similar longevity without specialized hardware.
- The announcement contrasts with Microsoft's Xbox testing a disc-to-digital feature for game preservation, highlighting industry differences in physical media approaches amid reports of potential layoffs in Xbox's gaming division.