[31h]

> With the old upload-and-forget model of software distribution, you could put a tarball on a free FTP site for a few pennies

You can still create a Digital Ocean droplet, Docker container, or VM Image - and do the same thing (upload & forget). Then it's up to the user to pay $5/mo to host it, a process which doesn't need to take more than a few mouse clicks.

[rsync]

"You can still create a Digital Ocean droplet, Docker container, or VM Image - and do the same thing (upload & forget)."

Wouldn't it be easier - and free - to "upload and forget" onto github ?

If someone had a software release, why wouldn't they choose github to be the release point - even if it's just a single tarball ?

Are there costs involved in hosting binaries/tarfiles on github ?

[31h]

Can you clarify what you are driving at with these questions? First off, a lot of people prefer hosted source repositories other than github (e.g. hub.darcs.net, gitlab.com, My Own Private Server). Github naturally imposes various limitations on their "free" plans.

[rsync]

I'm not getting at anything. I'm genuinely curious.

Personally, I self-host everything on my personal www homepage.

If I did not self-host everything, I assume I would put it up on github, right ?

[31h]

At the risk of prolonging a pointless line of discussion: what does github have to do with anything in this context?