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+Authors ordered by first contribution.
+
+John Resig <jeresig@gmail.com>
+Gilles van den Hoven <gilles0181@gmail.com>
+Michael Geary <mike@geary.com>
+Stefan Petre <stefan.petre@gmail.com>
+Yehuda Katz <wycats@gmail.com>
+Corey Jewett <cj@syntheticplayground.com>
+Klaus Hartl <klaus.hartl@googlemail.com>
+Franck Marcia <franck.marcia@gmail.com>
+Jörn Zaefferer <joern.zaefferer@gmail.com>
+Paul Bakaus <paul.bakaus@googlemail.com>
+Brandon Aaron <brandon.aaron@gmail.com>
+Mike Alsup <malsup@gmail.com>
+Dave Methvin <dave.methvin@gmail.com>
+Ed Engelhardt <edengelhardt@gmail.com>
+Sean Catchpole <littlecooldude@gmail.com>
+Paul Mclanahan <pmclanahan@gmail.com>
+David Serduke <davidserduke@gmail.com>
+Richard D. Worth <rdworth@gmail.com>
+Scott González <scott.gonzalez@gmail.com>
+Ariel Flesler <aflesler@gmail.com>
+Jon Evans <jon@springyweb.com>
+T.J. Holowaychuk <tj@vision-media.ca>
+Michael Bensoussan <mickey@seesmic.com>
+Robert Katić <robert.katic@gmail.com>
+Louis-Rémi Babé <lrbabe@gmail.com>
+Earle Castledine <mrspeaker@gmail.com>
+Damian Janowski <damian.janowski@gmail.com>
+Rich Dougherty <rich@rd.gen.nz>
+Kim Dalsgaard <kim@kimdalsgaard.com>
+Andrea Giammarchi <andrea.giammarchi@gmail.com>
+Mark Gibson <jollytoad@gmail.com>
+Karl Swedberg <karl@englishrules.com>
+Justin Meyer <justinbmeyer@gmail.com>
+Ben Alman <cowboy@rj3.net>
+James Padolsey <jamespadolsey@gmail.com>
+David Petersen <public@petersendidit.com>
+Batiste Bieler <batiste.bieler@gmail.com>
+Alexander Farkas <info@corrupt-system.de>
+Rick Waldron <waldron.rick@gmail.com>
+Filipe Fortes <filipe@fortes.com>
+Neeraj Singh <neerajdotname@gmail.com>
+Paul Irish <paul.irish@gmail.com>
+Iraê Carvalho <irae@irae.pro.br>
+Matt Curry <matt@pseudocoder.com>
+Michael Monteleone <michael@michaelmonteleone.net>
+Noah Sloan <noah.sloan@gmail.com>
+Tom Viner <github@viner.tv>
+Douglas Neiner <doug@pixelgraphics.us>
+Adam J. Sontag <ajpiano@ajpiano.com>
+Dave Reed <dareed@microsoft.com>
+Ralph Whitbeck <ralph.whitbeck@gmail.com>
+Carl Fürstenberg <azatoth@gmail.com>
+Jacob Wright <jacwright@gmail.com>
+J. Ryan Stinnett <jryans@gmail.com>
+Heungsub Lee <lee@heungsub.net>
+Colin Snover <colin@alpha.zetafleet.com>
+Ryan W Tenney <ryan@10e.us>
+R.J.G. Otten <r.j.g.otten@gmail.com>
+Jephte Clain <Jephte.Clain@univ-reunion.fr>
+Anton Matzneller <obhvsbypqghgc@gmail.com>
+Alex Sexton <AlexSexton@gmail.com>
+Dan Heberden <danheberden@gmail.com>
+Henri Wiechers <hwiechers@gmail.com>
+Russell Holbrook <russell.holbrook@patch.com>
+Julian Aubourg <aubourg.julian@gmail.com>
+Gianni Chiappetta <gianni@runlevel6.org>
+Scott Jehl <scott@scottjehl.com>
+J.R. Burke <jrburke@gmail.com>
+Jonas Pfenniger <jonas@pfenniger.name>
+Xavi Ramirez <xavi.rmz@gmail.com>
+Jared Grippe <jared@deadlyicon.com>
+Sylvester Keil <sylvester@keil.or.at>
+Brandon Sterne <bsterne@mozilla.com>
+Mathias Bynens <mathias@qiwi.be>
+Timmy Willison <timmywillisn@gmail.com>
+Corey Frang <gnarf@gnarf.net>
+Anton Kovalyov <anton@kovalyov.net>
+David Murdoch <musicisair@yahoo.com>
+Josh Varner <josh.varner@gmail.com>
+Charles McNulty <cmcnulty@kznf.com>
+Jordan Boesch <jboesch26@gmail.com>
+Jess Thrysoee <jess@thrysoee.dk>
+Michael Murray <mmurray.wa@gmail.com>
+Lee Carpenter <elcarpie@gmail.com>
+Alexis Abril <alexis.abril@gmail.com>
+Rob Morgan <robbym@gmail.com>
+John Firebaugh <john_firebaugh@bigfix.com>
+Sam Bisbee <sam@sbisbee.com>
+Gilmore Davidson <gilmoreorless@gmail.com>
+Brian Brennan <me@brianlovesthings.com>
+Xavier Montillet <xavierm02.net@gmail.com>
+Daniel Pihlstrom <sciolist.se@gmail.com>
+Sahab Yazdani <sahab.yazdani+github@gmail.com>
+Scott Hughes <hi@scott-hughes.me>
+Mike Sherov <mike.sherov@gmail.com>
+Greg Hazel <ghazel@gmail.com>
+Schalk Neethling <schalk@ossreleasefeed.com>
+Denis Knauf <Denis.Knauf@gmail.com>
+Timo Tijhof <krinklemail@gmail.com>
+Steen Nielsen <swinedk@gmail.com>
+Anton Ryzhov <anton@ryzhov.me>
+Shi Chuan <shichuanr@gmail.com>
+Berker Peksag <berker.peksag@gmail.com>
+Toby Brain <tobyb@freshview.com>
+Matt Mueller <mattmuelle@gmail.com>
+Daniel Herman <daniel.c.herman@gmail.com>
+Oleg Gaidarenko <markelog@gmail.com>
+Richard Gibson <richard.gibson@gmail.com>
+Rafaël Blais Masson <rafbmasson@gmail.com>
+Joe Presbrey <presbrey@gmail.com>
+Sindre Sorhus <sindresorhus@gmail.com>
+Arne de Bree <arne@bukkie.nl>
+Vladislav Zarakovsky <vlad.zar@gmail.com>
+Andy Monat <amonat@gmail.com>
+Joaoh Bruni <joaohbruni@yahoo.com.br>
+Dominik D. Geyer <dominik.geyer@gmail.com>
+Matt Farmer <matt@frmr.me>
+Trey Hunner <treyhunner@gmail.com>
+Jason Moon <jmoon@socialcast.com>
+Jeffery To <jeffery.to@gmail.com>
+Kris Borchers <kris.borchers@gmail.com>
+Vladimir Zhuravlev <private.face@gmail.com>
+Jacob Thornton <jacobthornton@gmail.com>
+Chad Killingsworth <chadkillingsworth@missouristate.edu>
+Nowres Rafid <nowres.rafed@gmail.com>
+David Benjamin <davidben@mit.edu>
+Uri Gilad <antishok@gmail.com>
+Chris Faulkner <thefaulkner@gmail.com>
+Elijah Manor <elijah.manor@gmail.com>