The catch here is that it’s a limited run. You can only get a CD-ROM of your public repository between July 2 and July 6, 2026, and supplies are limited. The first 1,000 eligible submissions will receive one copy, and you can only apply for one per person via GitHub’s form. Notably, there’s no talk of payment on the form, which could imply GitHub are sending these out for free. It seems like eligible users will have to sign up to find out for themselves.
Slighly funny as a joke, but it’s a real nonsense comparison. Public code hosted on GitHub is constantly changing, a physicsl copy is basically meaningless. Plus, you ALREADY own your code, by nature of it being DRM-free. You can copy it as many times as you want and store it on whatever medium you want. If this was something the PS6 was offering, the cancellation of physical media would be a nothing burger.
To be fair the days when a game was “released” and that was that are also pretty much long gone. Big studios now rely on being able to patch bugs after release.
Plus, you ALREADY own your code, by nature of it being DRM-free.
You also own it from a copyright perspective. Any code you write yourself is your own, and GitHub is only given a license to use it when you choose to upload it there (and if you use GH Copilot I guess). You are free to copy and distribute your own code however you want with no regard to anybody else’s wishes. You may even choose to charge money for access to your code if you want.
The two are completely incomparable. Still, it’s a well-deserved jab at Sony, though somewhat of a pot-and-kettle situation when accounting for MS as a whole.
If this headline was written by a human, I hope they get the clap
Sounds funny.
I was thinking of doing this just for the fun of it…but then I realized ill be giving MS where I live and other info with the shipping. Meh git is git. So I wont be doing it. But its a funny poke at Sony.
I used my work address, the other info they already have and the phone number wasn’t mandatory.
They do say they will delete it after shipping so I doubt it’s an issue. I don’t trust Microsoft but I also don’t think they’d be as blatant as to explicitly state they will do that and then bombard you with marketing.
I don’t get any marketing junk at work so I’ll soon know if that’s what they’ve done!
are you worried microsoft ia coming to your house? your address isnt privelaged ibfo. they already have it.
What about to a PO Box if they’re available where you live?
Thats an idea.
What does “clapped back” mean in this context? I read the article and still don’t get it.
Returned fire.
The real question here is if Microsoft claps in an empty techbro apocalypse is anyone alive still interested enough to hear it?
Very odd. I’ve ordered one to see what happens!
If this was an M-Disc, it would make much more sense.
