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paxys 27 minutes ago [-]
Fun joke at Sony's expense but it's going to spectacularly backfire when Microsoft inevitably announces that the next Xbox won't support physical discs.
clhodapp 1 minutes ago [-]
[delayed]
SXX 17 minutes ago [-]
This is the worst part. They could actually capitalize on announcing Xbox wont drop physical media, but obviously that's not happening.
px1999 32 minutes ago [-]
Initially I thought this was a useless/dumb idea.
On reflection, I like it - it's weird. Old internet weird. Like someone with a couple hundred bucks and some time on their hands wants to do something they think is fun or funny... it feels human. I think we need more of this. Extra points for using a sketchy o365 form that looks like a scam.
ninjin 12 minutes ago [-]
Felt the same way initially, but you are very much right that this feels like a throwback to a more playful time about twenty years ago. Put in a request for the OpenBSD src repository, which is too big to fit on a CD these days and I am looking forward to see if/how they square that circle. OpenBSD used to ship their code on CDs up until about ten years ago, so it is a bit of a fun throwback in that way as well.
evanmarshall 6 minutes ago [-]
I want OpenBSD on blu-ray
jedbrooke 1 hours ago [-]
> Supplies are limited, and the first 1,000 eligible submissions will receive one. Limit one per person. Availability may be limited by country or region.
This seems quite limited to be a real product, but also quite a lot for seemingly what’s just a joke to mock Sony for ceasing blu-ray production.
It’s worth mentioning that github does (did?) do some cool stuff with physical media archiving of code like the arctic project [1], but these CDs are burned, not pressed so they’ll only last around 10 years
OP should have used the shortened, more official-looking, link: https://gh.io/cd
nixosbestos 51 minutes ago [-]
Rather concerned that there's exactly two comments noticing this. I immediately was like "um, it's an Office 365 form, are people this gullible". EDIT: Fortunately a few more people getting it now.
Shout-out to the downvoters, may you continue filling randomly linked, MS Forms blindly from nameless accounts, eat your hearts out.
krrishd 50 minutes ago [-]
In fairness, GitHub is under a corporate umbrella with Office 365
semilin 7 minutes ago [-]
This is entirely irrelevant. The problem is that anybody can make a Microsoft Form and there's no obvious indication that it's a form from Github without digging around.
48 minutes ago [-]
mikrl 1 hours ago [-]
One Linux kernel please, the 87320be9f0d24fce67631b7eef919f0b79c3e45c vintage
Klonoar 1 hours ago [-]
Finally, I can get Ubuntu on a CD.
penr0se 1 hours ago [-]
Excellent choice, sir
jedberg 1 hours ago [-]
For those that missed it, Sony announced that Playstation will no longer support physical media. This is Microsoft ribbing them.
dnlosx 51 minutes ago [-]
Is this a real Microsoft site, or just a form created by anyone trying to collect e-mail addresses and phone numbers to steal accounts?
I requested the code for Anubis, I'll keep you all updated on what I get!
charcircuit 24 minutes ago [-]
So they are only going to "sell" 1000 physical discs before throwing in the towel and going back to all digital? Honestly this is worse than Sony. They should charge a fair price and continue to offer the service for people who don't have strong enough internet to checkout large repos.
48 minutes ago [-]
shmerl 20 minutes ago [-]
Why not on floppy disks.
grishka 16 minutes ago [-]
Afaik they aren't manufactured any more
zapkyeskrill 29 minutes ago [-]
I'll take Windows95 on 3.5" floppy discs please. Thank you.
Can we get a windows 11 DVD that works without an internet connection instead?
yieldcrv 1 hours ago [-]
> Offer valid from July 2, 2026 to July 6, 2026.
Microsoft discontinuing physical copies after in one week
serious_angel 1 hours ago [-]
Awesome! It is indeed a marvelous merchandize concept! An effortful work of ingenious ideas and great history... sealed in a iridescent CD and signed by a supportive holder of it on public...
Thank you, for an awesome, relatively ingenious idea to preserve the history and highlight its significance in a human history, the love for discoveries and cooperation...
I love it...
1 hours ago [-]
nimchimpsky 1 hours ago [-]
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hartator 2 hours ago [-]
This is a wrong move on so many levels.
fishgoesblub 1 hours ago [-]
Correct, HD DVD is the more obvious, and correct choice.
Bender 21 minutes ago [-]
For small repos external USB floppy drives are only $16. IBM Formatted floppy disks are $25-$30 for 10.
Insert floppy #25
I would do it just for fun.
devmor 1 hours ago [-]
Elaborate? It seems like a fun joke making light of Sony’s announcement this week.
codetiger 1 hours ago [-]
For a min, I thought "Github is going to be dead soon, so get your backup"
On reflection, I like it - it's weird. Old internet weird. Like someone with a couple hundred bucks and some time on their hands wants to do something they think is fun or funny... it feels human. I think we need more of this. Extra points for using a sketchy o365 form that looks like a scam.
This seems quite limited to be a real product, but also quite a lot for seemingly what’s just a joke to mock Sony for ceasing blu-ray production.
It’s worth mentioning that github does (did?) do some cool stuff with physical media archiving of code like the arctic project [1], but these CDs are burned, not pressed so they’ll only last around 10 years
[1]: https://archiveprogram.github.com/arctic-vault
OP should have used the shortened, more official-looking, link: https://gh.io/cd
Maybe I'm the dingus but, just not good vibes. Apparently it's probably "fine": https://x.com/github/status/2072801888525840476
Shout-out to the downvoters, may you continue filling randomly linked, MS Forms blindly from nameless accounts, eat your hearts out.
OP should have used the shortened, more official-looking, link: https://gh.io/cd
OP should have used the shortened, more official-looking, link: https://gh.io/cd
Want your 200gb game shipped on 300-400 CDs? Just pay postage & handling ;)
It's presented as an official Microsoft product (the link), but it's just a random public-facing form hosted on Microsoft Forms from Joe Schmoe.
https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-produc...
Microsoft discontinuing physical copies after in one week
Thank you, for an awesome, relatively ingenious idea to preserve the history and highlight its significance in a human history, the love for discoveries and cooperation...
I love it...
Insert floppy #25
I would do it just for fun.