Does GitHub use Gravatar?
As it happens, gitg and Bitbucket also support Gravatar (but see Customize your avatar in Bitbucket (no Gravatar needed!) ). I suppose many more do… I don’t know who first used it for Git, but I’m happy it became a de-facto standard. Based on my observation, GitHub no longer uses Gravatar for user pics.
What is Gravatar in GitHub?
Gravatar (which stands for Globally Recognized Avatar) is a free service provided by Automattic. It allows you to assign a picture to your email account so that every time you use that email account in one of the connected services, your profile picture will be shown.
When was Gravatar created?
On 11 June 2007, Tom Preston-Werner announced that 32,000 new users had signed up since the launch of Gravatar 2.0. On 18 October 2007, Automattic acquired Gravatar. After doing so, they offered all previously paid services at no cost, improved server response time, and refunded those who had recently paid for service.
What means Gravatar?
A Gravatar is a Globally Recognized Avatar. You upload an image and create your public profile just once, and then when you participate in any Gravatar-enabled site, your Gravatar image and public profile will automatically follow you there. Gravatar is a free service for site owners, developers, and users.
How are Github avatars generated?
Our Identicons are simple 5×5 “pixel” sprites that are generated using a hash of the user’s ID. The algorithm walks through the hash and turns pixels on or off depending on even or odd values. These generated patterns, combined with hash-determined color values, ensures a huge number of unique Identicons.
How do I change my profile picture on github?
Setting a profile picture
- In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile photo, then click Settings.
- Under Profile Picture, click Edit.
- Click Upload a photo….
- Crop your picture. When you’re done, click Set new profile picture.
How do I add an email to GitHub?
Adding an email address to your GitHub account
- In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile photo, then click Settings.
- In the “Access” section of the sidebar, click Emails.
- In “Add email address”, type your email address and click Add.
- Verify your email address.
What is Gravatar in node JS?
Gravatar (Global Recognized Avatar) is a world wide platform for linking a user profile to all kind of websites using an email address.
Is Gravatar open source?
There are more than 10 alternatives to Gravatar, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted solutions, Android, Android Tablet and Mac. The best alternative is Libravatar, which is both free and Open Source.
What is the Gravatar breach?
A data breach is defined as when an unauthorized person gains access to information that is not publicly available. The Gravatar information was publicly available but an outsider would have to know the username of the Gravatar user in order to gain access to the Gravatar user profile.
How do I make a Gravatar image?
This URL enables you to link to a Gravatar image using the encoded email address of the Gravatar account. However, you need to MD5 hash the email address for the Gravatar account to get the hash. All Gravatar URL’s are based on the use of the hashed value of an email address.
Who has the most commits on GitHub?
Most active GitHub users (git.io/top)
| # | User | Location |
|---|---|---|
| #1 | fabpot (Fabien Potencier) | San Francisco |
| #2 | andrew (Andrew Nesbitt) | Somerset, UK |
| #3 | taylorotwell (Taylor Otwell) | Little Rock, AR |
| #4 | egoist (EGOIST) | Chengdu, China |