2.9.5 should not be available to download due to it being broken.

We also now have packages being built by Github.

github.com/LinuxCNC/linuxcnc/releases/tag/v2.9.7

I use a lot of software from GitHub, namely the appimage stuff like FreeCAD, OrcaSlicer, OpenRGB, OBS-Studio, LosslessCut, LMMS, even Inkscape sometimes, and this has nothing to do with the above, but a few years back i did try to do a LinuxCNC appimage, it did not go well, so i gave up.
Yes i am aware it would not work for machine control unless the RT kernel is active on the system, but i was content with sim only back then. Given the amount of wasted time, building from sources is a breeze.
On the other side of the same coin, whenever a new version of Linux Mint came up, the first thing i did was download all deb versions from buildbot and try installing them, i do try version from all distros, new and old, usually does not work, but with some other Linux distros it did work like Ubuntu something or another that worked with (what was before BookWorm?) debs.
Moral of the story: build from sources, remaster the ISO, move on!
This is a huge timesaver as i have most of the machines using Mint 19.3, so any drive failure takes about 10 to 30 minutes to fix. One of those thing that are rarely needed, but very nice to have.

unknown wrote:

... as far as I know github doesn't provide the resources to host a git repo.

I am confused !