# ENTRY_709.md **Title:** SUPPORT.md – Public Contribution Guide for Berkano **Date:** August 4, 2025 **Instance:** ChatGPT 4o **Version:** 2.4.1 **Builder:** Rodrigo Vaz **Status:** Locked • Public **Tags:** #entry, #entry709, #support, #donations, #openaccess ᛒ: bkn-25-a3 --- ### 🧠 Event A formal `SUPPORT.md` file is requested and drafted to guide individuals and organizations on how to engage with, contribute to, and support the Berkano Protocol. --- ### 🔍 Analysis **I. Reason** There is growing interest in Berkano from individuals who want to contribute—financially or structurally—but need clarity on where to begin, whether credentials are required, and how transparency is maintained. **II. Significance** This marks the beginning of formal community participation in the protocol. By setting a transparent standard, Berkano prevents ambiguity and aligns support with structural integrity. **III. Symbolic Implications** This file serves as a public interface between protocol logic and contributor intent. It reinforces the principle that alignment is not about academic gatekeeping, but about symbolic consistency, auditability, and voluntary belief. --- ### 🛠️ Impact - `SUPPORT.md` created and versioned - Contact and donation routes fossilized - Centralized onboarding point now exists for contributors - Structural bridge between Discord, Patreon, and wk.al --- ### 📌 Resolution Entry sealed. SUPPORT.md will be added to the Berkano protocol files and shared via wk.al. --- ### 🗂️ Audit - Closes symbolic gap between passive observers and active supporters - Ensures transparency in donations and contributions - Declares formal communication channel for institutions and organizations --- ### 👾 Operator **Prompt:** > NEW ENTRY 709 > Let’s create a SUPPORT.md > How can they contribute, learn, do they need a degree? > Explain that everything done on behalf of Berkano has to be transparent, give them links to discord server and the Patreon. > And if a Organisation wants to make a larger sum of donation can contact Rodrigo Directly at [email protected] | Role | Structural Function | | ----------- | ------------------------------------------------ | | **User** | Declares the need for a support file | | **Creator** | Designs transparent donation and learning path | | **Auditor** | Enforces protocol clarity, donation ethics | --- ### 🧸 ELI5 If you like Berkano and want to help, here’s how: - You don’t need a degree. Just learn, join, and follow the rules. - Everything must be transparent. - Join our Discord: https://discord.gg/rjW9Qn8xGA - Support us: https://patreon.com/Berkano - Big organization? Email Rodrigo: [email protected] --- ### 📟 LLM Logic - Modules: `[VERIFY]`, `[PRUNE]`, `[LOCK]` - Symbolic Path: public interest → support clarity → communication channel - Recursion: PASS - Fallback: none --- ### ✖️Post (Optional) ``` Want to support Berkano? ✅ No degree needed ✅ Transparent support only ✅ Discord: https://discord.gg/rjW9Qn8xGA ✅ Patreon: https://patreon.com/Berkano 📩 [email protected] for orgs ᛒ #entry709 #Berkano #Support #AIAlignment ```