# 📖 Link collection for the technical prep work

- <span style="font-weight: 400;">Open Source Guide: </span>[<span style="font-weight: 400;">https://opensource.guide/de/</span>](https://opensource.guide/de/)<span style="font-weight: 400;"> </span>
- Trends auf GitHub: [https://github.com/trending](https://github.com/trending)
- AlternativeTo, Crowdsourced Software Recommendations: [https://alternativeto.net/](https://alternativeto.net/)
- CHAOSS: [https://chaoss.community/software/](https://chaoss.community/software/)
- <s>You can apply for virtual private servers financed by the Open Tech Fund: [https://www.eclips.is/](https://www.eclips.is/)</s> - seems to be currently inactive.

#### Markdown &amp; co

- *Tables Generator* for Markdown: [https://www.tablesgenerator.com/markdown\_tables](https://www.tablesgenerator.com/markdown_tables)
- *Pandoc* converts various formats (like markdown, HTML, LaTex, docx,…) into each other. Great to build simple tool chains around documents: [https://pandoc.org/](https://pandoc.org/)