GitHub cuts short offer to burn repos on CD after mockery ensues ^28.9%

The Register - By Joab Jackson - 7/6/2026, 6:46 PM

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You’re too late! Monday was the last day to score your own free CD of your GitHub repository, which the Microsoft-owned subsidiary offered to mail to the first 1,000 people who asked. But as of noon eastern time, that offer has been withdrawn (if it was ever genuine) after sparking confusion and ridicule. Last Thursday, GitHub issued a... more