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+See https://www.rust-lang.org/policies/code-of-conduct.
+The current maintainers, that is,
+
+- [@Schrottkatze](https://forge.katzen.cafe/schrottkatze)
+- [@multisamplednight](https://forge.katzen.cafe/multisamplednight)
+- @iota-xSK
+
+are the entities to email, message or talk to if you feel like any interaction in the context of
+iOwO is not okay. We'll try to answer as soon as we can.
+
+Please do **not** open an issue. Notify the maintainers privately instead.
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+# Contributing to iOwO
+
+Before we get started, thank you for thinking about doing so!
+
+## Through an issue
+
+- Be excellent to each other. Adhere to the [code of conduct].
+- About the title: If you had 5 seconds to tell someone the essence of the issue, what would it be?
+
+### Bugs
+
+- Write out in detail which steps in which order are necessary to reproduce the bug.
+- Include environmental information as well, in specific
+  - How did you install iOwO?
+  - What version of iOwO are you running?
+  - What operating system are you running?
+    In the case of a Linux distro, mention the specific distro and when you last update as well.
+- If the bug causes a crash, try to get a backtrace or in worse cases, a coredump.
+
+### Feature requests
+
+- Be sure to include a motivation in which case your intended feature would be used,
+  even if it seems obvious to you.
+- Estimate what would be needed to implement the feature.
+  - Is it an addition to the language itself?
+  - Is it just a new command?
+  - Does it ground-breakingly change how iOwO works?
+
+## Through a PR
+
+1. Clone the repo.
+2. Switch to a new appropiately named branch for what you want to do, using `git switch -c`.
+3. Implement your code changes with your favorite code editor.
+4. Try them with `cargo run`.
+5. If there are errors or warnings, go to step 3. Commit occasionally.
+6. Otherwise,
+  - if you have an account at https://forge.katzen.cafe,
+    1. fork the repo
+    2. set it up as a remote using `git remote add`
+    3. push using `git push @ -u`
+  - if you don't,
+    1. combine your patches using `git diff --patch` and throw them in a file
+    2. send that file to one of the maintainers per email
+      - alongside with a description of what it does
+
+### Tech stack
+
+The techstack we operate on is
+
+- [typst] for documents and concrete proposals
+- [Rust] for the actual code
+- [Inkscape], [GIMP] and [Blender] for promotional material like logos and posters
+
+So if you want to contribute functionality, take a look at [The Rust Programming Language book]!
+If you want to contribute thoughts and techincal designs, then consider taking a ride through
+[typst's excellent tutorial]!
+If you want to contribute art or the like, do that in whatever **you** are most comfortable with!
+
+[typst]: https://typst.app
+[Rust]: https://www.rust-lang.org
+[Inkscape]: https://inkscape.org/ 
+[GIMP]: https://www.gimp.org/
+[Blender]: https://www.blender.org/
+[The Rust Programming Language book]: https://doc.rust-lang.org/book/
+[typst's excellent tutorial]: https://typst.app/docs/tutorial
+
+## Politics
+
+- Current maintainers are defined as the entities listed in the [code of conduct].
+
+### PRs
+
+- Every PR requires an approving review from a maintainer (that is not the author) before merge.
+- Maintainers can merge their own PRs.
+  - But only after approval.
+
+### Major decisions
+
+- All current maintainers have to agree **unanimously**.
+- Agreement must be based on [informed consent].
+  - In effect, a maintainer has to understand what they agree to.
+
+[code of conduct]: ./CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
+[informed consent]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Informed_consent
+