Jul 17, 2020 13:00:00

Storage of 21 TB repository in Arctic circle completed by 'GitHub Archive Program' to leave data 1000 years later

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GitHub Universe 2019 '' held in November 2019, to save open source code for at least 1000 years, save the code in the archive ``GitHub Arctic Code Vault'' created in the Arctic Circle ``GitHub Archive Program Was proposed. GitHub reports that the program has successfully saved data.

GitHub Archive Program: the journey of the world's open source code to the Arctic-The GitHub Blog
https://github.blog/2020-07-16-github-archive-program-the-journey-of-the-worlds-open-source-code-to-the-arctic/

GitHub first took a snapshot of all public repositories that were active as of February 2, 2020. The data of 21TB, digital photosensitive archive film of Piql of program partners

piqlFilm have been saved to. The amount of film has reached 186 reels.

Originally, GitHub members were supposed to accompany the work of transferring the film to the storage, but due to the spread of the new coronavirus infection worldwide, it was decided to do everything.

A box with a film that was transported by air to Longyearbyen, a town in the Svalbard Islands.

On July 8, 2020, it was confirmed that it was stored in a container inside the storage.

In addition, ' Project Silica ', which develops storage for permanently storing data in the future, is also being promoted. Project Silica uses quartz glass that is resistant to electromagnetic interference, heat, and water, and is expected to have a data life of tens of thousands of years. In the GitHub Archive Program, 6,000 popular repositories are stored in quartz glass storage as a proof of concept for future archives.