Removed primary authors section from AUTHORS.

Django was originally created in late 2003 at World Online, the Web division

of the Lawrence Journal-World newspaper in Lawrence, Kansas.

The PRIMARY AUTHORS are (and/or have been):

    * Adrian Holovaty

    * Simon Willison

    * Jacob Kaplan-Moss

    * Wilson Miner

    * Malcolm Tredinnick

    * Georg "Hugo" Bauer

    * Luke Plant

    * Russell Keith-Magee

    * Robert Wittams

    * James Bennett

    * Gary Wilson

    * Matt Boersma

    * Ian Kelly

    * Joseph Kocherhans

    * Brian Rosner

    * Justin Bronn

    * Karen Tracey

    * Jannis Leidel

    * James Tauber

    * Alex Gaynor

    * Simon Meers

    * Andrew Godwin

    * Carl Meyer

    * Ramiro Morales

    * Gabriel Hurley

    * Chris Beaven

    * Honza Král

    * Tim Graham

    * Idan Gazit

    * Paul McMillan

    * Julien Phalip

    * Aymeric Augustin

    * Claude Paroz

    * Anssi Kääriäinen

    * Florian Apolloner

    * Jeremy Dunck

    * Bryan Veloso

    * Preston Holmes

    * Simon Charette

    * Donald Stufft

    * Daniel Lindsley

    * Marc Tamlyn

    * Baptiste Mispelon

    * Daniele Procida

More information on the main contributors to Django can be found in

docs/internals/committers.txt.

And here is an inevitably incomplete list of MUCH-APPRECIATED CONTRIBUTORS --

Here is an inevitably incomplete list of MUCH-APPRECIATED CONTRIBUTORS --

people who have submitted patches, reported bugs, added translations, helped

answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:

    Ahmad Al-Ibrahim

    Antoni Aloy

    Daniel Alves Barbosa de Oliveira Vaz <danielvaz@gmail.com>

    Florian Apolloner <florian@apolloner.eu>

    AgarFu <heaven@croasanaso.sytes.net>

    James Aylett

    Dagur Páll Ammendrup <dagurp@gmail.com>

    atlithorn <atlithorn@gmail.com>

    Jökull Sólberg Auðunsson <jokullsolberg@gmail.com>

    Arthur <avandorp@gmail.com>

    Aymeric Augustin <aymeric.augustin@m4x.org>

    av0000@mail.ru

    David Avsajanishvili <avsd05@gmail.com>

    Mike Axiak <axiak@mit.edu>

    Ned Batchelder <http://www.nedbatchelder.com/>

    batiste@dosimple.ch

    Batman

    Georg "Hugo" Bauer <gb@hugo.westfalen.de>

    Oliver Beattie <oliver@obeattie.com>

    Chris Beaven <smileychris@gmail.com>

    Brian Beck <http://blog.brianbeck.com/>

    Doug Beck <doug@douglasbeck.com>

    Shannon -jj Behrens <http://jjinux.blogspot.com/>

    Esdras Beleza <linux@esdrasbeleza.com>

    Božidar Benko <bbenko@gmail.com>

    Chris Bennett <chrisrbennett@yahoo.com>

    James Bennett <james@b-list.org>

    Danilo Bargen

    Shai Berger <shai@platonix.com>

    berto

    David Blewett <david@dawninglight.net>

    Artem Gnilov <boobsd@gmail.com>

    Eric Boersma <eric.boersma@gmail.com>

    Matt Boersma <matt@sprout.org>

    Joel Bohman <mail@jbohman.com>

    Matías Bordese

    Nate Bragg <jonathan.bragg@alum.rpi.edu>

    David Brenneman <http://davidbrenneman.com>

    Anthony Briggs <anthony.briggs@gmail.com>

    Orne Brocaar <http://brocaar.com/>

    Justin Bronn <jbronn@gmail.com>

    brut.alll@gmail.com

    bthomas

    btoll@bestweb.net

    Greg Chapple <gregchapple1@gmail.com>

    Amit Chakradeo <http://amit.chakradeo.net/>

    ChaosKCW

    Simon Charette <charette.s@gmail.com>

    Kowito Charoenratchatabhan <kowito@felspar.com>

    Sengtha Chay <sengtha@e-khmer.com>

    ivan.chelubeev@gmail.com

    Maximillian Dornseif <md@hudora.de>

    Daniel Duan <DaNmarner@gmail.com>

    Aram Dulyan

    Jeremy Dunck <jdunck@gmail.com>

    Andrew Durdin <adurdin@gmail.com>

    dusk@woofle.net

    Andy Dustman <farcepest@gmail.com>

    Jorge Gajon <gajon@gajon.org>

    gandalf@owca.info

    Marc Garcia <marc.garcia@accopensys.com>

    Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@gmail.com>

    Andy Gayton <andy-django@thecablelounge.com>

    Idan Gazit <idan@gazit.me>

    geber@datacollect.com

    Jeffrey Gelens <jeffrey@gelens.org>

    Baishampayan Ghose

    glin@seznam.cz

    martin.glueck@gmail.com

    Ben Godfrey <http://aftnn.org>

    Andrew Godwin <andrew@aeracode.org>

    GomoX <gomo@datafull.com>

    Gil Gonçalves <lursty@gmail.com>

    Guilherme Mesquita Gondim <semente@taurinus.org>

    David Gouldin <dgouldin@gmail.com>

    pradeep.gowda@gmail.com

    Collin Grady <collin@collingrady.com>

    Tim Graham <timograham@gmail.com>

    Luke Granger-Brown <django@lukegb.com>

    Gabriel Grant <g@briel.ca>

    Martin Green

    Deryck Hodge <http://www.devurandom.org/>

    Brett Hoerner <bretthoerner@bretthoerner.com>

    Justin Myles Holmes <justin@slashrootcafe.com>

    Adrian Holovaty <adrian@holovaty.com>

    Eric Holscher <http://ericholscher.com>

    Ian Holsman <http://feh.holsman.net/>

    Kieran Holland <http://www.kieranholland.com>

    Preston Holmes <preston@ptone.com>

    Markus Holtermann <http://markusholtermann.eu>

    Sung-Jin Hong <serialx.net@gmail.com>

    Leo "hylje" Honkanen <sealage@gmail.com>

    Rob Hudson <http://rob.cogit8.org/>

    Jason Huggins <http://www.jrandolph.com/blog/>

    Jeff Hui <jeffkhui@gmail.com>

    Gabriel Hurley <gabriel@strikeawe.com>

    Hyun Mi Ae

    Ibon <ibonso@gmail.com>

    Tom Insam

    jpellerin@gmail.com

    junzhang.jn@gmail.com

    Krzysztof Jurewicz <krzysztof.jurewicz@gmail.com>

    Anssi Kääriäinen <akaariai@gmail.com>

    Xia Kai <http://blog.xiaket.org/>

    Antti Kaihola <http://djangopeople.net/akaihola/>

    Peter van Kampen

    Bahadır Kandemir <bahadir@pardus.org.tr>

    Jacob Kaplan-Moss <jacob@jacobian.org>

    Karderio <karderio@gmail.com>

    Nagy Károly <charlie@rendszergazda.com>

    George Karpenkov <george@metaworld.ru>

    Ian G. Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>

    Niall Kelly <duke.sam.vimes@gmail.com>

    Ryan Kelly <ryan@rfk.id.au>

    Russell Keith-Magee <russell@keith-magee.com>

    Thomas Kerpe <thomas@kerpe.net>

    Matthias Kestenholz <mk@406.ch>

    Wiley Kestner <wiley.kestner@gmail.com>

    Hiroki Kiyohara <hirokiky@gmail.com>

    Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>

    Cameron Knight (ckknight)

    Joseph Kocherhans <joseph@jkocherhans.com>

    Nena Kojadin <nena@kiberpipa.org>

    Igor Kolar <ike@email.si>

    Wiktor Kołodziej

    Mikhail Korobov <kmike84@googlemail.com>

    Martin Kosír <martin@martinkosir.net>

    Arthur Koziel <http://arthurkoziel.com>

    Honza Král <honza.kral@gmail.com>

    Meir Kriheli <http://mksoft.co.il/>

    Ana Krivokapic <https://github.com/infraredgirl>

    Bruce Kroeze <http://coderseye.com/>

    Christopher Lenz <http://www.cmlenz.net/>

    lerouxb@gmail.com

    Piotr Lewandowski <piotr.lewandowski@gmail.com>

    Jannis Leidel <jannis@leidel.info>

    Charlie Leifer <coleifer@gmail.com>

    Justin Lilly <justinlilly@gmail.com>

    Waylan Limberg <waylan@gmail.com>

    limodou

    Philip Lindborg <philip.lindborg@gmail.com>

    Daniel Lindsley <daniel@toastdriven.com>

    Simon Litchfield <simon@quo.com.au>

    Trey Long <trey@ktrl.com>

    Laurent Luce <http://www.laurentluce.com>

    Martin Mahner <http://www.mahner.org/>

    Matt McClanahan <http://mmcc.cx/>

    Stanislaus Madueke

    Yann Malet

    Frantisek Malina <vizualbod@vizualbod.com>

    mattycakes@gmail.com

    Glenn Maynard <glenn@zewt.org>

    Jason McBrayer <http://www.carcosa.net/jason/>

    Matt McClanahan <http://mmcc.cx/>

    Kevin McConnell <kevin.mcconnell@gmail.com>

    Paul McMillan <Paul@McMillan.ws>

    mccutchen@gmail.com

    michael.mcewan@gmail.com

    Paul McLanahan <paul@mclanahan.net>

    Tobias McNulty <http://www.caktusgroup.com/blog>

    Andrews Medina <andrewsmedina@gmail.com>

    Christoph Mędrela <chris.medrela@gmail.com>

    Simon Meers <simon@simonmeers.com>

    Zain Memon

    Christian Metts

    Carl Meyer <carl@oddbird.net>

    michal@plovarna.cz

    Justin Michalicek <jmichalicek@gmail.com>

    Bojan Mihelac <bmihelac@mihelac.org>

    Slawek Mikula <slawek dot mikula at gmail dot com>

    Katie Miller <katie@sub50.com>

    Shawn Milochik <shawn@milochik.com>

    Wilson Miner <wminer@gmail.com>

    Baptiste Mispelon <bmispelon@gmail.com>

    mitakummaa@gmail.com

    Taylor Mitchell <taylor.mitchell@gmail.com>

    mmarshall

    Andreas Mock <andreas.mock@web.de>

    Reza Mohammadi <reza@zeerak.ir>

    Aljosa Mohorovic <aljosa.mohorovic@gmail.com>

    Ramiro Morales <ramiro@rmorales.net>

    Eric Moritz <http://eric.themoritzfamily.com/>

    msaelices <msaelices@gmail.com>

    Gregor Müllegger <gregor@muellegger.de>

    Guillaume Pannatier <guillaume.pannatier@gmail.com>

    Renaud Parent <renaud.parent@gmail.com>

    Jay Parlar <parlar@gmail.com>

    Claude Paroz <claude@2xlibre.net>

    Carlos Eduardo de Paula <carlosedp@gmail.com>

    John Paulett <john@paulett.org>

    pavithran s <pavithran.s@gmail.com>

    phaedo <http://phaedo.cx/>

    phil@produxion.net

    phil.h.smith@gmail.com

    Julien Phalip <jphalip@gmail.com>

    Gustavo Picon

    Andrew Pinkham <http://AndrewsForge.com>

    Travis Pinney

    Michael Placentra II <someone@michaelplacentra2.net>

    Luke Plant <L.Plant.98@cantab.net>

    plisk

    Daniel Poelzleithner <http://poelzi.org/>

    Dan Poirier <poirier@pobox.com>

    Ross Poulton <ross@rossp.org>

    Mihai Preda <mihai_preda@yahoo.com>

    Nick Presta <nick@nickpresta.ca>

    Daniele Procida <daniele@vurt.org>

    Matthias Pronk <django@masida.nl>

    Jyrki Pulliainen <jyrki.pulliainen@gmail.com>

    Thejaswi Puthraya <thejaswi.puthraya@gmail.com>

    Erik Romijn <django@solidlinks.nl>

    Armin Ronacher

    Daniel Roseman <http://roseman.org.uk/>

    Brian Rosner <brosner@gmail.com>

    Rozza <ross.lawley@gmail.com>

    Audrey Roy <http://audreymroy.com/>

    Oliver Rutherfurd <http://rutherfurd.net/>

    Nowell Strite <http://nowell.strite.org/>

    Thomas Stromberg <tstromberg@google.com>

    Hannes Struß <x@hannesstruss.de>

    Donald Stufft <donald@stufft.io>

    Ben Sturmfels <ben@sturm.com.au>

    Travis Swicegood <travis@domain51.com>

    Pascal Varet

    Aaron Swartz <http://www.aaronsw.com/>

    Ville Säävuori <http://www.unessa.net/>

    Mart Sõmermaa <http://mrts.pri.ee/>

    Marc Tamlyn <marc.tamlyn@gmail.com>

    Susan Tan <susan.tan.fleckerl@gmail.com>

    Christian Tanzer <tanzer@swing.co.at>

    Tyler Tarabula <tyler.tarabula@gmail.com>

    Tyson Tate <tyson@fallingbullets.com>

    James Tauber <jtauber@jtauber.com>

    Aryeh Leib Taurog <http://www.aryehleib.com/>

    Frank Tegtmeyer <fte@fte.to>

    Marcel Telka <marcel@telka.sk>

    Tom Tobin

    Joe Topjian <http://joe.terrarum.net/geek/code/python/django/>

    torne-django@wolfpuppy.org.uk

    Karen Tracey <kmtracey@gmail.com>

    Malcolm Tredinnick

    Matthew Tretter <m@tthewwithanm.com>

    Jeff Triplett <jeff.triplett@gmail.com>

    tstromberg@google.com

    Geert Vanderkelen

    Vasil Vangelovski

    I.S. van Oostveen <v.oostveen@idca.nl>

    Bryan Veloso <bryan@revyver.com>

    viestards.lists@gmail.com

    George Vilches <gav@thataddress.com>

    Simeon Visser <http://simeonvisser.com>

    charly.wilhelm@gmail.com

    Simon Williams

    Derek Willis <http://blog.thescoop.org/>

    Simon Willison <simon@simonwillison.net>

    Rachel Willmer <http://www.willmer.com/kb/>

    Jakub Wilk <ubanus@users.sf.net>

    Ian A Wilson <http://ianawilson.com>

    Chris Wilson <chris+github@qwirx.com>

    Gary Wilson <gary.wilson@gmail.com>

    Jakub Wiśniowski <restless.being@gmail.com>

    Maciej Wiśniowski <pigletto@gmail.com>

    Robert Wittams

    wojtek

    Colin Wood <cwood06@gmail.com>

    Marcin Wróbel