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Open source downloads are an endangered species

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With recent news that GitHub is banning storage of any file over 100Mb and discouraging files larger than 50Mb, their retreat from offering download services is complete. It's not a surprising trend; dealing with downloads is unrewarding and costly.

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mrider ·
So both GitHub and Google no longer have downloads. Surely this is the end of civilization as we know it.

Reminds me of the famous bit from Blues Brothers:

Q: What kind of music do you have here?

A: We have both kinds, Country and Western.

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