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When we released memcached 1.4.0, we gave out the source on floppy disks at OSCON. The majority didn't get it. "I don't even have anything that can read this"

by dlsspy 15y ago

When we released memcached 1.4.0, we gave out the source on floppy disks at OSCON. The majority didn't get it. "I don't even have anything that can read this" was a common response. It was surreal how many people thought we were serious about using floppy disks as a medium for distributing software in the late 2,000s. I still have a box of these on my desk.

robtoo 15y ago
So... why did you distribute the source on floppies? I could understand it if you had a digital archiving point to make, but memcached? I really don't see it.
- jamesgeck0 15y ago
  Maybe to emphasize how small memcached is?
  - zokier 15y ago
    I wouldn't consider 1.44 bzip2ed source very small though.