HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ Hardware News Sun, 05 Jul 2026 19:14:12 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.1 https://hardware.nrgnews.net/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/hardware-icon-512-150x150.png HardwareFreaks - Hardware News https://hardware.nrgnews.net/ 32 32 ‘Your code is physically yours, forever. Until you lose it, let’s be real’: Github, wagging its finger at Sony’s own goal, is offering CD-ROMs of your code for a few days https://hardware.nrgnews.net/your-code-is-physically-yours-forever-until-you-lose-it-lets-be-real-github-wagging-its-finger-at-sonys-own-goal-is-offering-cd-roms-of-your-code-for-a-few-days/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 19:14:12 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/your-code-is-physically-yours-forever-until-you-lose-it-lets-be-real-github-wagging-its-finger-at-sonys-own-goal-is-offering-cd-roms-of-your-code-for-a-few-days/ The landscape of digital distribution is constantly shifting, and sometimes the most surprising moves come from places you least expect them. Just over a decade ago, Sony made a significant splash by figuring out how to share PS4 games, setting a precedent for evolving how consumers interact with physical media. Now, as the industry continues […]

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]]> GitHub thumbs nose at Sony’s controversial end to physical media with its introduction of Repo CDs — offers limited run of 1,000 CD-ROM copies of public GitHub repos for preservation https://hardware.nrgnews.net/github-thumbs-nose-at-sonys-controversial-end-to-physical-media-with-its-introduction-of-repo-cds-offers-limited-run-of-1000-cd-rom-copies-of-public-github-repos-for-preservation/ Sun, 05 Jul 2026 03:14:22 +0000 http://192.168.1.15:8084/github-thumbs-nose-at-sonys-controversial-end-to-physical-media-with-its-introduction-of-repo-cds-offers-limited-run-of-1000-cd-rom-copies-of-public-github-repos-for-preservation/ GitHub Issues a Curious CD-ROM Offer in Protest Against Digital Trends In a move that is both deeply nostalgic and thoroughly peculiar, GitHub has announced an unconventional method for developers to secure their public code: physical copies on CD-ROM. Instead of simply downloading files, developers can now obtain a tangible possession of their repositories, engaging […]

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