{"id":371524,"date":"2026-07-03T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/?p=371524"},"modified":"2026-07-03T07:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-03T14:00:33","slug":"github-launches-repo-cds-open-source-projects-on-cd-rom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms-articles.softonic.io\/en\/github-launches-repo-cds-open-source-projects-on-cd-rom\/","title":{"rendered":"GitHub launches Repo CDs: open-source projects on CD-ROM"},"content":{"rendered":"

GitHub<\/a> has a short-lived promo called Repo CDs running from July 2 through July 6, 2026. During that window, the company says it\u2019ll burn eligible public GitHub repositories onto CD-ROMs<\/strong> and mail them out to the first 1,000 accepted submissions. Private repositories aren\u2019t included, which makes this feel less like personal backup and more like a symbolic gesture toward preserving open-source work.<\/p>\n

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GitHub is pitching Repo CDs as a nostalgic little jab at Sony\u2019s plan to stop making physical PlayStation games in January 2028<\/strong>. That angle makes sense when you look at where the market already is: 83% of console game sales in 2023 were digital, and in one peak quarter of fiscal 2025, PlayStation downloads reached 85%, according to Sony.<\/p>\n\n

If ownership matters to you, there\u2019s a real appeal here as a keepsake. Still, CD-ROMs can last anywhere from about 10 years<\/strong> to well past 100 and still end up failing because of heat, humidity, oxidation, or plain old disc rot. Put next to GitHub\u2019s 1,000-year Arctic Code Vault, this reads much more like a cultural statement than a serious storage plan.<\/p>\n\n

So yes, some people are going to love Repo CDs as a smart callback to the boxed-software era, and other people are going to write it off as shallow PR or straight-up e-waste. Either way, if you want a physical copy<\/a><\/strong> of your public project, you can apply through GitHub during the July 2 to 6 window.<\/p>\n

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