This is the Typst Community organization manifest repository. Here you can find information about the organization, including its governance, goals, and how to get involved.

For questions feel free to open a discussion in the [Discussions](https://github.com/orgs/typst-community/discussions) tab.

> [!WARNING] 
> Work in progress

### Who runs this?
This organization is run by volunteer Typst users, unaffiliated with the official [Typst](https://typst.app) project. Please see the [GOVERNANCE.md](GOVERNANCE.md) file for the current governance structure. and [CONTRIBUTING.md](CONTRIBUTING.md) for more information on how to get involved (everyone is welcome).

### Why an organization?
Unity is essential for any community to thrive. While decentralization may seem like a good idea, it can actually be harmful, leading to fragmentation and a lack of direction. Although open-source communities are typically decentralized, many have found success in creating a centralized entity to connect the community. We aim to follow their example to reduce fragmentation.

These communities in question are the [coq-community](https://github.com/coq-community) and [nix-community](https://github.com/nix-community) communities. 

### What are its goals?
We follow, in essence, the same goals as the other communities. Namely:

#### Collaborative maintenance of Typst packages and tools
We aim to provide a central location for the maintenance of Typst packages and tools. 

Projects can be hosted in typst-community whenever any of the following is the case:
- **The** author stopped maintaining the project.
- **The** project has become a collective work, as several community members are actively working on it.
- **The** author is still maintaining the project but they want to encourage other community members to participate in its maintenance and possibly take over.
- **The** project is a tool of general interest and it makes sense to develop it collaboratively.

### Attribution
This document is heavily inspired by the [coq-community manifesto](https://github.com/coq-community/manifesto).