Hacktoberfest Is Bringing Back T-Shirts
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Hacktoberfest is reviving its tradition of giving out t-shirts to participants who contribute to open-source projects, sparking a positive reaction from the community.
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> As Hacktoberfest has grown, so have the logistical challenges associated with creating a reward. Unfortunately, it’s no longer feasible for us to provide a free t-shirt to all contributors but only a few lucky ones. So other than the Holopin rewards that continue to be the main mark of Hacktoberfest participation, there will be a special t-Shirt to be won here. But this reward will now only go to folks who complete 6 Pull/Merge requests completed with the vetting of a verified maintainer and will only be valid for the first 10,000 users to complete this challenge. This will be on a first come basis.