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-# If you're submitting a patch, please add your name here in alphabetical order as part of the patch.
-# This file lists all individuals having contributed content to the repository.
-#
-3onyc <3onyc@x3tech.com>
-Alexander <iam.asm89@gmail.com>
-Alexander Beletsky <alexander.beletsky@gmail.com>
-Alexis Gavoty <kload@kload.fr>
-Christian Joudrey <cmallette@gmail.com>
-Felipe Coury <felipe.coury@gmail.com>
-Jeff Lindsay <progrium@gmail.com>
-Jose Diaz-Gonzalez <dokku@josediazgonzalez.com>
-Leo Unbekandt <leo@unbekandt.eu>
-Ludovic Perrine <jazzzz@gmail.com>
-Luigi Maselli <grigio.org@gmail.com>
-Martin Weiss <kornnflake@gmail.com>
-Michael Hobbs <github@psudo.net>
-Paul Lietar <paul@lietar.net>
-Rajiv Makhijani <rajiv@blue-tech.org>
-rhy-jot <rhy-jot@myeml.net>
-Richard North <rich.north@gmail.com>
-Sebastian Götte <github@jaseg.net>
-Silas Baronda <silas.baronda@gmail.com>