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Earlier this month, the code management platform GitHub sealed away its archive of open source software in an Arctic vault so deep that they say it could survive a nuclear blast.<\/p>
The mildly-outlandish idea behind the move, Engadget <\/a><\/em>reports<\/a>, is to give a boost to future generations after a hypothetical civilization-ending catastrophe. Should that happen, whatever civilization emerges from the ashes won’t have to start from scratch and could instead tap the knowledge of modern-day coders and engineers<\/a>.<\/p> It’s been almost a year since GitHub announced its plan<\/a> to store the code in the Arctic World Archive, an abandoned Norwegian coal mine protected by hundreds of meters of permafrost. The cache is stored on a type of microfilm that can be read with a physical magnifying glass.<\/p> Also sealed in the same mine are Vatican records, movies, and a vast array of other digital archives. And they’re in good company: The “Doomsday” Seed Vault<\/a> is located on the same island of Spitsbergen.<\/p> It’s difficult to imagine a societal catastrophe that’s just<\/em> cataclysmic enough that the most pressing need for a new society is to recover lost software. But it doesn’t hurt to have a copy backed up just in case.<\/p> Still, as Engadget<\/em> reports, the most obvious benefit for archiving the open-source software may be for the developers involved: Anyone who contributed to a project that made its way into the Arctic World Archive gets to display a little badge next to their username on GitHub.<\/p> READ MORE:<\/strong> GitHub is done depositing its open source codes in the Arctic<\/a> [Engadget<\/em>]<\/p> More on arctic vaults: <\/strong>The Melting Arctic Is Releasing Poison, Disease and Nuclear Waste<\/a><\/em><\/p> The post GitHub Just Sealed All Its Open Source Code in an Apocalypse-Proof Vault<\/a> appeared first on Futurism<\/a>.<\/p> See the rest here: Locked Up Earlier this month, the code management platform GitHub sealed away its archive of open source software in an Arctic vault so deep that they say it could survive a nuclear blast. The mildly-outlandish idea behind the move, Engadget reports , is to give a boost to future generations after a hypothetical civilization-ending catastrophe. Should that happen, whatever civilization emerges from the ashes won\u2019t have to start from scratch and could instead tap the knowledge of modern-day coders and engineers . Continue reading Historical Neighborhood<\/h2>
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