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GitHub is mailing free CDs of your public code to mock PlayStation disc changes

Microsoft's GitHub is mailing free CDs containing copies of users' public code repositories, a move intended to mock PlayStation and Sony's recent controversial disc drive policies. The stunt highlights the contrast between open-source sharing and restrictive hardware practices. The CDs serve as a physical, ironic commentary on digital ownership debates.

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- GitHub (owned by Microsoft) has started physically mailing free CDs containing users' public open-source code repositories to developers and tech influencers. The CDs are a pointed joke at Sony's PlayStation 5 redesign that requires users to buy a separate disc drive attachment for the console. - Sony quietly released a new PS5 model that swaps the built-in Blu-ray drive for a detachable one; critics see this as a money grab and an inconvenience. Microsoft's Xbox consoles still have built-in disc drives. - The CDs are an anachronism—most developers don't use physical media anymore—which is exactly the joke: GitHub is saying "at least our discs are actually free and useful." - This is part of a long-running, good-natured rivalry between Microsoft (Xbox) and Sony (PlayStation). The troll is designed to highlight that Microsoft still includes disc drives while Sony charges extra for them. - For readers: the article is satirical in tone but based on a real GitHub promotional campaign. Public repos are already free to access online—the CDs are a physical gimmick.

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