Mysterious Heart On Your Sleeve badge

[ParanoidUser]

There is a lot of interest in the community about how to earn the Heart On Your Sleeve and the Open Sourcerer badges. For the past year, not a single user has been seen with one of these badges on the GitHub platform. Which begs the question: Did they ever really exist?

Well, some sources reported that both achievements are currently not publicly available on GitHub. And we will have to wait until for the official launch. Quote from @melvincwng - source #1 and from @msuliq - source #2.

A few weeks ago, @vnothkumar spotted this YouTube short with @Damovisa (GitHub staff member) explaining new GitHub features, while his profile shows x2 Heart On Your Sleeve and x3 Open Sourcerer badges. But, they no longer appear on Damian's most recent profile. This proves the point: They are still in the experimental stage.

Don't miss out! Keep an eye on the official GitHub announcements for the latest.

[ParanoidUser]

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[ViktorSvertoka]

Hello!
I found this information, I do not know how true it is ...

[ghost]

you probably getting a galaxy brain🌀

[ParanoidUser]

you probably getting a galaxy brain🌀

Hey @vnothkumar, thanks for jumping in! 🤞

[Tynab]

To earn the Heart on Your Sleeve achievement on GitHub, you need to publicly share a project on GitHub that contains a valid license and a README file. Here are the steps you can follow:

1. Sign up for a GitHub account if you haven't already.
2. Create a new project or select an existing project that you want to share on GitHub. The project should include a valid open source license and a README file that provides information about the project.
3. Create a new repository on GitHub and upload your project files.
4. Add a description and any other relevant information about your project, such as installation instructions or usage examples, to the README file.
5. Choose an appropriate open source license for your project and include a LICENSE file in the repository. GitHub provides several options for open source licenses that you can choose from.
6. Make sure that the repository is set to "public" so that others can view and access your project.
7. After you have completed these steps, you should receive the Heart on Your Sleeve badge on your GitHub profile.
   Note that GitHub has specific requirements for what constitutes a valid open source license, so be sure to review the license options and choose one that fits the needs of your project. Additionally, it's important to provide clear and comprehensive information about your project in the README file to help others understand how to use and contribute to your project. Good luck!

[Tynab]

To earn the Open Sourcerer achievement on GitHub, you need to make a qualifying contribution to an open source project on GitHub. Here are the steps you can follow:

1. Sign up for a GitHub account if you haven't already.
2. Find an open source project on GitHub that you would like to contribute to. You can search for open source projects using GitHub's Explore feature, or you can look for projects in specific programming languages or topics that interest you.
3. Fork the repository of the open source project that you want to contribute to. This creates a copy of the project in your own GitHub account that you can make changes to.
4. Make a qualifying contribution to the project. This can be anything from fixing a bug or adding a new feature, to improving documentation or submitting a new translation. Your contribution must be accepted and merged into the main repository by the project maintainers to count towards the Open Sourcerer achievement.
5. Once your contribution has been merged, you should receive a notification from GitHub that your contribution has been accepted. After 30 days of making your first contribution, you will earn the Open Sourcerer badge on your GitHub profile.
   Note that GitHub has specific criteria for what constitutes a qualifying contribution, so be sure to review the contribution guidelines for the project you want to contribute to before getting started. Good luck!

[thenithinbalaji]

Can you give the link to profiles that have these badges?

[ParanoidUser]

Hey @Tynab, thank you for chiming in!

This is very enlightening 🤩. As I understand it, to earn:

• Heart on Your Sleeve create a project with open source license (like CC0 or MIT);
• Open Sourcerer contribute to open-source project (like Apache, Spring, etc.);

Would you like to link back to the insights source?