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GitHub offering to ship CD-ROMs with your source code upon request

GitHub offers to physically ship CD-ROMs containing users' source code upon request, providing a tangible backup option for developers.

Background

- GitHub (owned by Microsoft) is the world's largest platform for hosting and collaborating on software code. - CD-ROMs (compact discs read-only memory) are an obsolete physical data storage medium from the 1990s, capable of holding about 700 MB — roughly the size of a small software project's source code. - This is a playful throwback / publicity stunt from GitHub, likely tied to an anniversary or event, offering to burn your repository onto an actual CD and ship it to you. - The joke relies on the absurd contrast between modern cloud-based software development (continuous online updates, instant collaboration) and the archaic practice of shipping code on physical discs by mail.

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