GitHub Arctic Code Vault
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Tanvesh Takawale

Tanvesh Takawale @tanvesht

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GitHub Arctic Code Vault

Publish Date: Jul 16 '20
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While going through my GitHub profile I saw this today. A Highlights section has been appeared with a tag Arctic Code Vault Contributor.

What is Arctic Code Vault?

  • Svalbard is an archipelago in the town of Longyearbyen near the Arctic circle.
  • It contains a Seed Vault which contains seeds and have been stored there for saving the diversity of plant genes.
  • So GitHub has set up a similar kind of vault for open-source projects and chose the projects/repository which have been public before 2nd February 2020.
  • The open-source projects have been stored on silver halide films which is claimed to store it fore next 1000 years.

I glad to be a part of it!

For more Read: https://archiveprogram.github.com/

Comments 8 total

  • Tanvesh Takawale
    Tanvesh TakawaleJul 16, 2020

    Thank you for correcting. Made the necessary changes.

  • Gudi Varaprasad
    Gudi VaraprasadJul 16, 2020

    Thanks for the info,
    I too got that, but can you please tell me the use of that ??
    I don't find any use in future or now !

    Please feel free to message me regarding this.

    Thank you in advance !

    • lbonanomi
      lbonanomiJul 16, 2020

      To us? None, likely.

      I think this is being intentionally preserved as an artifact of our time and culture as a practical example to future archaeology efforts.

    • Tanvesh Takawale
      Tanvesh TakawaleJul 16, 2020

      It's like the Golden Record in Voyager

  • Thomas Gölles
    Thomas GöllesJul 16, 2020

    Well Svalbard is not a town, it’s an archipelago. The seed vault is located near the „town“ Longyearbyen. I lived there for 5 years ;) and I’ve been inside the seed vault.
    Also it’s far north of the Arctic Circle at 78 degrees north.

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