Do you know the feeling that something is missing?
A tool that really ought to exist. An explanation that nobody had written down the way you needed it. A bug you found that made you think, “Someone really ought to fix this.”
This is exactly where our projects begin. Not because we spotted a market, but because we found a gap. Sometimes it becomes a book. Sometimes a knowledge platform. Sometimes open source software. Something is missing—so we start building it.
Projects like these don’t come into being alone. They grow because people contribute their knowledge, their time, and their experience.
Open knowledge needs people.
People who ask questions. People who experiment. People who share knowledge. People who find bugs. People who want to make things better.
That’s how our projects come to life. And if you’d like, you can become part of them.
How People Can Contribute
Creating Time and Space
Some work requires time above all else: research, development, testing, translations, and maintaining existing projects can’t simply be squeezed in on the side.
Anyone who supports our work financially creates the freedom to focus on exactly these tasks and helps our projects grow with the care they deserve.
Maybe you’ve had that thought yourself: “Something like that really ought to exist.” If you share that thought, we’d be happy if you joined us for part of the journey. Open projects and freely accessible knowledge don’t just appear—they are continually developed, reviewed, updated, and maintained through ongoing work.
How Else Can You Get Involved?
Do you speak English?
Help us make knowledge accessible to people beyond the German-speaking world by translating content or reviewing existing translations.
Are you familiar with one of our technical topics?
Proofreading and technical feedback on our knowledge articles help make the content clearer and more reliable.
Are you a programmer?
Even a good bug report or a test on a different system can move a project forward. Code reviews and technical feedback are always welcome.
And then there are the books…
Interested in one of our books?
A review often helps more than any advertisement when it comes to making people aware of a good book. Feel free to get in touch and ask for a review eBook. Recommending a book to a blog or community also helps it reach the people it was written for. Visibility grows through people sharing something that genuinely convinced them.