> Why store the code you won't be able to compile and execute? The code itself is a manifestation of human creative expression and part of our cultural heritag

> Why store the code you won't be able to compile and execute? The code itself is a manifestation of human creative expression and part of our cultural heritage even without executing it. > Does it also contains OS, dependencies, compilers, linkers etc? If they are free/open-source software (in this specific case on GitHub), then yes. See also their partner https://www.softwareheritage.org/mission/ https://www.softwareheritage.org/mission/ which archives more than just GitHub.