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.
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.
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.
> 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
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.
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.
The alternative is that someone managed to hijack the official GitHub social media accounts on X, TikTok, Instagram, and Threads to post this, and four hours later, no one from the official leadership has come out to call it out. I find that hard to believe. It's probably legit.
I also heavily doubt its a joke. Shipping a thousand CDs is a drop in the bucket for a company like this. The free marketing they get from this promotion more than makes up for any cost associated with doing so.
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.
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...
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.
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This is the worst part. They could actually capitalize on announcing Xbox wont drop physical media, but obviously that's not happening.
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.
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.
I want OpenBSD on blu-ray
> 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
[1]: https://archiveprogram.github.com/arctic-vault
Some poor intern is spending their summer burning CDs in a Redmond office building...
Github is in San Francisco
Some poor intern is spending their summer burning CDs in a San Francisco office building...
Not really cool. They ignored licenses and just stole people (my) code, and gave it to a 3rd party to reproduce for their own commercial uses.
This looks like some very finely crafted phishing.
I agree, but it’s real → https://x.com/github/status/2072801888525840476
OP should have used the shortened, more official-looking, link: https://gh.io/cd
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.
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.
In fairness, GitHub is under a corporate umbrella with Office 365
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.
The alternative is that someone managed to hijack the official GitHub social media accounts on X, TikTok, Instagram, and Threads to post this, and four hours later, no one from the official leadership has come out to call it out. I find that hard to believe. It's probably legit.
I also heavily doubt its a joke. Shipping a thousand CDs is a drop in the bucket for a company like this. The free marketing they get from this promotion more than makes up for any cost associated with doing so.
It’s like when I bought HTMX 2.0 release on floppy
One Linux kernel please, the 87320be9f0d24fce67631b7eef919f0b79c3e45c vintage
Finally, I can get Ubuntu on a CD.
Excellent choice, sir
For those that missed it, Sony announced that Playstation will no longer support physical media. This is Microsoft ribbing them.
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?
It’s real → https://x.com/github/status/2072801888525840476
OP should have used the shortened, more official-looking, link: https://gh.io/cd
Compared the form ID in original submission and after redirect and it looks ok…
This feels like a tongue-in-cheek joke about playstation going diskless
1/2” open reel magnetic tape please or GTFO.
If you've got the $$'s for the media and a reader there are plenty of SEG geophysics data storage bunkers that can expedite that request.
Bold of them to call out another company when they haven't been doing well in the court of public opinion themselves lately.
This seems like a wonderful way to get folk's private info. What's next, a Google Form offering to download your Gmail?
URL looks sketchy but it’s real → https://x.com/github/status/2072801888525840476
OP should have used the shortened, more official-looking, link: https://gh.io/cd
Good time to still have a CD burner sitting around, business opportunities everywhere!
Want your 200gb game shipped on 300-400 CDs? Just pay postage & handling ;)
I'd settle for one day without a SEV.
Is this just a guise to get people to hand over their contact information? So it can be linked and associated with a GitHub profile?
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.
I was suspicious too, but it does seem legitimate. They're making fun of the PlayStation going digital-only for games thing. https://x.com/github/status/2072801888525840476
https://blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/physical-disc-produc...
I requested the code for Anubis, I'll keep you all updated on what I get!
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.
Why not on floppy disks.
Afaik they aren't manufactured any more
I'll take Windows95 on 3.5" floppy discs please. Thank you.
https://archive.org/details/microsoft-windows-95_202404
> Offer valid from July 2, 2026 to July 6, 2026.
Microsoft discontinuing physical copies in one week
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...
Can we get a windows 11 DVD that works without an internet connection instead?
This is a wrong move on so many levels.
Correct, HD DVD is the more obvious, and correct choice.
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.
Elaborate? It seems like a fun joke making light of Sony’s announcement this week.
For a min, I thought "Github is going to be dead soon, so get your backup"