bitbaum · github-actions · Aug 26, 2026 · Aug 26, 2026
diff --git a/messages/de.json b/messages/de.json
@@ -1832,13 +1832,29 @@
         "clearFilters": "Filter zurücksetzen"
       },
       "emptyAll": {
-        "title": "Aktuell sind keine Workshops geplant",
-        "subtitle": "Schau bald wieder vorbei!"
+        "title": "Noch ist kein Termin ausgeschrieben",
+        "subtitle": "Das Programm entsteht aus Vorschlägen. Schlag einen Workshop vor — als Thema, das du lernen willst, oder als Kurs, den du selbst geben möchtest. Wir schauen ihn an und schreiben ihn aus.",
+        "cta": "Workshop vorschlagen"
       },
       "cta": {
         "title": "Workshop vorschlagen?",
         "subtitle": "Hast du eine Idee für einen Workshop? Wir freuen uns über deine Vorschläge für neue Themen und Inhalte.",
         "button": "Workshop vorschlagen"
+      },
+      "meanwhile": {
+        "eyebrow": "SCHON JETZT VERFÜGBAR",
+        "title": "Kein Termin heisst nicht: nichts zu lernen",
+        "subtitle": "Zwei Dinge kannst du sofort nutzen — beide von uns gepflegt, beide kostenlos.",
+        "openSource": {
+          "title": "Open-Source-Alternativen",
+          "body": "43 freie Programme, die teure Software ersetzen — mit Einschätzung, wie ausgereift sie sind und wie aufwendig der Umstieg ist.",
+          "cta": "Alternativen durchsuchen"
+        },
+        "linux": {
+          "title": "Linux einrichten",
+          "body": "Welche Distribution zu welchem Gerät passt, und wie du ein älteres Notebook wieder schnell bekommst.",
+          "cta": "Zur Anleitung"
+        }
       }
     },
     "detail": {

diff --git a/messages/en.json b/messages/en.json
@@ -1832,13 +1832,29 @@
         "clearFilters": "Reset filters"
       },
       "emptyAll": {
-        "title": "No workshops scheduled at the moment",
-        "subtitle": "Check back soon!"
+        "title": "No date is scheduled yet",
+        "subtitle": "The programme grows out of proposals. Propose a workshop — either a topic you want to learn, or a course you would like to teach. We review it and put it on the calendar.",
+        "cta": "Propose a workshop"
       },
       "cta": {
         "title": "Want to propose a workshop?",
         "subtitle": "Have an idea for a workshop? We welcome your suggestions for new topics and content.",
         "button": "Propose a workshop"
+      },
+      "meanwhile": {
+        "eyebrow": "AVAILABLE ALREADY",
+        "title": "No date does not mean nothing to learn",
+        "subtitle": "Two things you can use right now — both maintained by us, both free.",
+        "openSource": {
+          "title": "Open-source alternatives",
+          "body": "43 free programs that replace expensive software, each with how mature it is and how much work the switch takes.",
+          "cta": "Browse the alternatives"
+        },
+        "linux": {
+          "title": "Set up Linux",
+          "body": "Which distribution suits which machine, and how to make an older laptop fast again.",
+          "cta": "Read the guide"
+        }
       }
     },
     "detail": {

diff --git a/messages/es.json b/messages/es.json
@@ -4280,13 +4280,29 @@
         "clearFilters": "Restablecer filtros"
       },
       "emptyAll": {
-        "title": "No hay talleres programados en este momento",
-        "subtitle": "¡Vuelve pronto!"
+        "title": "Todavía no hay ninguna fecha programada",
+        "subtitle": "El programa nace de las propuestas. Propón un taller: un tema que quieras aprender o un curso que quieras impartir. Lo revisamos y lo publicamos en el calendario.",
+        "cta": "Proponer un taller"
       },
       "cta": {
         "title": "¿Quieres proponer un taller?",
         "subtitle": "¿Tienes una idea para un taller? Nos encantan las propuestas de nuevos temas y contenidos.",
         "button": "Proponer taller"
+      },
+      "meanwhile": {
+        "eyebrow": "YA DISPONIBLE",
+        "title": "Sin fecha no significa sin nada que aprender",
+        "subtitle": "Dos cosas que puedes usar ahora mismo, ambas mantenidas por nosotros y gratuitas.",
+        "openSource": {
+          "title": "Alternativas de código abierto",
+          "body": "43 programas libres que sustituyen software caro, cada uno con su madurez y el esfuerzo que exige la migración.",
+          "cta": "Explorar las alternativas"
+        },
+        "linux": {
+          "title": "Configurar Linux",
+          "body": "Qué distribución encaja con cada equipo y cómo volver a hacer rápido un portátil antiguo.",
+          "cta": "Leer la guía"
+        }
       }
     },
     "detail": {

diff --git a/messages/fr.json b/messages/fr.json
@@ -1831,13 +1831,29 @@
         "clearFilters": "Réinitialiser les filtres"
       },
       "emptyAll": {
-        "title": "Aucun atelier planifié actuellement",
-        "subtitle": "Revenez bientôt!"
+        "title": "Aucune date n'est encore programmée",
+        "subtitle": "Le programme naît des propositions. Proposez un atelier : un sujet que vous voulez apprendre, ou un cours que vous aimeriez donner. Nous l'examinons et le mettons au calendrier.",
+        "cta": "Proposer un atelier"
       },
       "cta": {
         "title": "Proposer un atelier?",
         "subtitle": "Vous avez une idée d'atelier? Nous sommes ravis de recevoir vos suggestions de nouveaux thèmes et contenus.",
         "button": "Proposer un atelier"
+      },
+      "meanwhile": {
+        "eyebrow": "DÉJÀ DISPONIBLE",
+        "title": "Pas de date ne veut pas dire rien à apprendre",
+        "subtitle": "Deux choses utilisables tout de suite — toutes deux entretenues par nous, toutes deux gratuites.",
+        "openSource": {
+          "title": "Alternatives open source",
+          "body": "43 logiciels libres qui remplacent des logiciels coûteux, avec leur maturité et l'effort que demande la migration.",
+          "cta": "Parcourir les alternatives"
+        },
+        "linux": {
+          "title": "Installer Linux",
+          "body": "Quelle distribution convient à quelle machine, et comment rendre un portable ancien à nouveau rapide.",
+          "cta": "Lire le guide"
+        }
       }
     },
     "detail": {

diff --git a/messages/it.json b/messages/it.json
@@ -4280,13 +4280,29 @@
         "clearFilters": "Reimposta filtri"
       },
       "emptyAll": {
-        "title": "Al momento non ci sono workshop in programma",
-        "subtitle": "Torna presto!"
+        "title": "Non è ancora fissata nessuna data",
+        "subtitle": "Il programma nasce dalle proposte. Proponi un laboratorio: un tema che vuoi imparare, o un corso che vorresti tenere tu. Lo esaminiamo e lo mettiamo in calendario.",
+        "cta": "Proporre un laboratorio"
       },
       "cta": {
         "title": "Vuoi proporre un workshop?",
         "subtitle": "Hai un'idea per un workshop? Siamo felici di ricevere i tuoi suggerimenti su nuovi temi e contenuti.",
         "button": "Proponi un workshop"
+      },
+      "meanwhile": {
+        "eyebrow": "GIÀ DISPONIBILE",
+        "title": "Nessuna data non significa niente da imparare",
+        "subtitle": "Due cose che puoi usare subito, entrambe curate da noi e gratuite.",
+        "openSource": {
+          "title": "Alternative open source",
+          "body": "43 programmi liberi che sostituiscono software costoso, ognuno con la sua maturità e quanto lavoro richiede il passaggio.",
+          "cta": "Sfoglia le alternative"
+        },
+        "linux": {
+          "title": "Configurare Linux",
+          "body": "Quale distribuzione si adatta a quale macchina e come rendere di nuovo veloce un portatile datato.",
+          "cta": "Leggi la guida"
+        }
       }
     },
     "detail": {

diff --git a/messages/ja.json b/messages/ja.json
@@ -4280,13 +4280,29 @@
         "clearFilters": "フィルターをリセット"
       },
       "emptyAll": {
-        "title": "現在予定されているワークショップはありません",
-        "subtitle": "またご確認ください！"
+        "title": "まだ日程は決まっていません",
+        "subtitle": "講座は提案から生まれます。学びたいテーマでも、自分が教えたい講座でも構いません。提案してください。こちらで検討して日程を組みます。",
+        "cta": "ワークショップを提案する"
       },
       "cta": {
         "title": "ワークショップを提案しませんか？",
         "subtitle": "ワークショップのアイデアがありますか？新しいテーマや内容のご提案をお待ちしています。",
         "button": "ワークショップを提案"
+      },
+      "meanwhile": {
+        "eyebrow": "いますぐ使えるもの",
+        "title": "日程がないことと、学ぶものがないことは違います",
+        "subtitle": "すぐに使える二つ。どちらも私たちが手入れしていて、どちらも無料です。",
+        "openSource": {
+          "title": "オープンソースの代替",
+          "body": "高価なソフトを置き換える 43 の自由なプログラム。それぞれの成熟度と、乗り換えにかかる手間つき。",
+          "cta": "代替を見る"
+        },
+        "linux": {
+          "title": "Linux を設定する",
+          "body": "どの端末にどのディストリビューションが合うか、古いノートをまた速くする方法。",
+          "cta": "手順を読む"
+        }
       }
     },
     "detail": {

diff --git a/messages/ko.json b/messages/ko.json
@@ -4280,13 +4280,29 @@
         "clearFilters": "필터 초기화"
       },
       "emptyAll": {
-        "title": "현재 예정된 워크숍이 없습니다",
-        "subtitle": "곧 다시 확인해 주세요!"
+        "title": "아직 잡힌 일정이 없습니다",
+        "subtitle": "과정은 제안에서 시작됩니다. 배우고 싶은 주제도 좋고, 직접 가르치고 싶은 강좌도 좋습니다. 제안해 주시면 검토해서 일정을 잡습니다.",
+        "cta": "워크숍 제안하기"
       },
       "cta": {
         "title": "워크숍을 제안하시겠어요?",
         "subtitle": "워크숍 아이디어가 있으신가요? 새로운 주제와 내용에 대한 제안을 환영합니다.",
         "button": "워크숍 제안하기"
+      },
+      "meanwhile": {
+        "eyebrow": "지금 바로 쓸 수 있는 것",
+        "title": "일정이 없다고 배울 것이 없는 건 아닙니다",
+        "subtitle": "지금 바로 쓸 수 있는 두 가지. 둘 다 저희가 관리하고, 둘 다 무료입니다.",
+        "openSource": {
+          "title": "오픈소스 대안",
+          "body": "비싼 소프트웨어를 대체하는 43개의 자유 프로그램. 각각의 성숙도와 전환에 드는 수고까지.",
+          "cta": "대안 살펴보기"
+        },
+        "linux": {
+          "title": "리눅스 설치하기",
+          "body": "어떤 기기에 어떤 배포판이 맞는지, 오래된 노트북을 다시 빠르게 만드는 방법.",
+          "cta": "안내 읽기"
+        }
       }
     },
     "detail": {

diff --git a/messages/ru.json b/messages/ru.json
@@ -1835,13 +1835,29 @@
         "clearFilters": "Сбросить фильтры"
       },
       "emptyAll": {
-        "title": "На данный момент воркшопы не запланированы",
-        "subtitle": "Загляните позже!"
+        "title": "Дата пока не назначена",
+        "subtitle": "Программа рождается из предложений. Предложите мастерскую — тему, которой хотите научиться, или курс, который хотели бы вести сами. Мы рассмотрим и поставим в календарь.",
+        "cta": "Предложить мастерскую"
       },
       "cta": {
         "title": "Предложить воркшоп?",
         "subtitle": "У вас есть идея для воркшопа? Будем рады вашим предложениям новых тем и материалов.",
         "button": "Предложить воркшоп"
+      },
+      "meanwhile": {
+        "eyebrow": "ДОСТУПНО УЖЕ СЕЙЧАС",
+        "title": "Нет даты — не значит, что нечему учиться",
+        "subtitle": "Две вещи, которыми можно пользоваться прямо сейчас: обе ведём мы, обе бесплатны.",
+        "openSource": {
+          "title": "Открытые альтернативы",
+          "body": "43 свободные программы, заменяющие дорогой софт, — с оценкой зрелости и того, насколько труден переход.",
+          "cta": "Посмотреть альтернативы"
+        },
+        "linux": {
+          "title": "Настроить Linux",
+          "body": "Какой дистрибутив подходит какой машине и как снова сделать старый ноутбук быстрым.",
+          "cta": "Читать руководство"
+        }
       }
     },
     "detail": {

diff --git a/src/app/[locale]/workshops/WorkshopBrowseClient.tsx b/src/app/[locale]/workshops/WorkshopBrowseClient.tsx
@@ -37,6 +37,19 @@ interface WorkshopBrowseClientProps {
   workshops: WorkshopWithInstances[]
 }
 
+/**
+ * What evig can teach you TODAY, shown when nothing is scheduled.
+ *
+ * Structure here, strings in messages under `workshops.browse.meanwhile.<id>`,
+ * paired by the stable id — the same rule the divisions and pillars follow.
+ * These are the only two teaching assets evig actually owns right now; do not
+ * add a third here unless the page behind it is real.
+ */
+const MEANWHILE_LINKS = [
+  { id: 'openSource', href: '/services/open-source-solutions' },
+  { id: 'linux', href: '/services/linux-open-source' },
+] as const
+
 export default function WorkshopBrowseClient({ workshops }: WorkshopBrowseClientProps) {
   const t = useTranslations('workshops.browse')
   const tCat = useTranslations('workshops.categories')
@@ -282,29 +295,80 @@ export default function WorkshopBrowseClient({ workshops }: WorkshopBrowseClient
             })}
           </div>
         ) : (
-          <div className="text-center py-12">
-            <BookOpen className="w-16 h-16 text-text-muted dark:text-text-secondary mx-auto mb-4" />
-            <Heading level={3} className="text-xl font-semibold text-text-primary mb-2">
-              {categoryFilter !== 'all' || levelFilter !== 'all'
-                ? t('emptyFiltered.title')
-                : t('emptyAll.title')}
-            </Heading>
-            <p className="text-text-secondary mb-4">
-              {categoryFilter !== 'all' || levelFilter !== 'all'
-                ? t('emptyFiltered.subtitle')
-                : t('emptyAll.subtitle')}
-            </p>
-            {(categoryFilter !== 'all' || levelFilter !== 'all') && (
-              <Button
-                variant="ghost"
-                onClick={() => {
-                  setCategoryFilter('all')
-                  setLevelFilter('all')
-                }}
-                className="text-action hover:text-action font-medium"
-              >
-                {t('emptyFiltered.clearFilters')}
-              </Button>
+          <div className="py-12">
+            <div className="text-center">
+              <BookOpen className="w-16 h-16 text-text-muted dark:text-text-secondary mx-auto mb-4" />
+              <Heading level={3} className="text-xl font-semibold text-text-primary mb-2">
+                {categoryFilter !== 'all' || levelFilter !== 'all'
+                  ? t('emptyFiltered.title')
+                  : t('emptyAll.title')}
+              </Heading>
+              <p className="text-text-secondary mb-4 mx-auto max-w-2xl">
+                {categoryFilter !== 'all' || levelFilter !== 'all'
+                  ? t('emptyFiltered.subtitle')
+                  : t('emptyAll.subtitle')}
+              </p>
+              {categoryFilter !== 'all' || levelFilter !== 'all' ? (
+                <Button
+                  variant="ghost"
+                  onClick={() => {
+                    setCategoryFilter('all')
+                    setLevelFilter('all')
+                  }}
+                  className="text-action hover:text-action font-medium"
+                >
+                  {t('emptyFiltered.clearFilters')}
+                </Button>
+              ) : (
+                // The proposal pipeline is real and complete — propose, an
+                // admin approves, and the approve route inserts the workshop
+                // AND a scheduled instance, which lands on this page. Saying
+                // "Schau bald wieder vorbei" here told people to wait for
+                // something they could start themselves, with a working
+                // "Workshop vorschlagen" button directly above it.
+                <Link href="/workshops/propose" className="ui-public-cta mt-2 inline-flex items-center gap-2">
+                  {t('emptyAll.cta')}
+                  <ArrowRight className="w-4 h-4" />
+                </Link>
+              )}
+            </div>
+
+            {/* Nothing scheduled is not the same as nothing to learn.
+                This page is where pillar 4 (retraining) sends people, and it
+                answered them with "Schau bald wieder vorbei!" — a dead end on
+                a core promise. These are the two teaching assets evig owns
+                today and can hand over immediately: a 43-entry open-source
+                alternatives registry and a Linux setup guide with a distro
+                matrix. Shown only when the calendar is empty; once workshops
+                exist, the workshops are the answer. */}
+            {categoryFilter === 'all' && levelFilter === 'all' && (
+              <div className="mt-14 border-t border-subtle pt-14">
+                <div className="mx-auto max-w-2xl text-center">
+                  <Eyebrow as="div">{t('meanwhile.eyebrow')}</Eyebrow>
+                  <Heading level={3} className="ui-public-display-md mt-3">
+                    {t('meanwhile.title')}
+                  </Heading>
+                  <p className="ui-public-section-lede mt-4 mx-auto">
+                    {t('meanwhile.subtitle')}
+                  </p>
+                </div>
+
+                <div className="mt-10 grid gap-4 md:grid-cols-2">
+                  {MEANWHILE_LINKS.map((item) => (
+                    <Link key={item.id} href={item.href} className="ui-public-card group">
+                      <Heading level={4} className="ui-public-card-title">
+                        {t(`meanwhile.${item.id}.title` as never)}
+                      </Heading>
+                      <p className="ui-public-card-body">
+                        {t(`meanwhile.${item.id}.body` as never)}
+                      </p>
+                      <span className="ui-public-card-meta inline-flex items-center gap-1 group-hover:text-text-primary transition-colors">
+                        {t(`meanwhile.${item.id}.cta` as never)} →
+                      </span>
+                    </Link>
+                  ))}
+                </div>
+              </div>
             )}
           </div>
         )}