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BZFlag Contributors
===================

The BZFlag development team would like to thank the many people who
have contributed to BZFlag over the years.  The game was initially and
primarily written by Chris Schoeneman in 1992 while he was a Masters
student at the Cornell Program of Computer Graphics.  In 1999, Chris
Schoeneman transferred copyright and maintainership of the game over to
Tim Riker, whom continues in that role today.  Since the project was
released as open source software around roughly the same time, a
considerable number of other developers and contributors have become a
part of the project as well.

Over the project's lifetime, there have been many contributors to
BZFlag.  Listed below are the various individuals and groups that have
provided their time, energy, and input.  The contributors are
characterized into different groups to indicate the level and type of
involvement with the project: core developers, developers, code
contributors, servers & infrastructure, corporate & organizational
support, and special thanks.  For each section, the contributors are
listed in chronological order with the earliest contributors listed
first.


CORE DEVELOPERS
---------------

Among all the developers are a core set of individuals that have
dedicated themselves to the improvement of the game at some point in
time, making a substantial and sustained impact on the game's
development and on-going maintenance.  If you review the commit logs,
these are the names you will likely see the most.

Chris Schoeneman <crs23@bigfoot.com>
	Active: 1992-2002
Jeff Myers (JeffM2501) <JeffM2501@users.sourceforge.net>
	Active: 1997-2014
Tim Riker <Tim@Rikers.org>
	Active: 1999-2011
Frank Thilo (chestal) <thilo@unix-ag.org>
	Active: 2001-2013
David Trowbridge (purple_cow) <trowbrds@gmail.com>
	Active: 2001-2006
Dave Brosius (MrApathyCream) <dave@mebigfatguy.com>
	Active: 2001-2005
Sean Morrison (brlcad, learner) <learner@brlcad.org>
	Active: 2003-2011
Alfredo Tupone (c3po) <alfredo@tupone.it>
	Active: 2003-Current
Daniel Remenak <dtremenak@users.sourceforge.net>
	Active: 2003-2012
Scott Wichser (blast007) <blast007@users.sourceforge.net>
	Active: 2004-Current
Jeff Makey (BulletCatcher) <bullet_catcher@users.sourceforge.net>
	Active: 2008-Current

DEVELOPERS
----------

The developers of BZFlag are a widely diverse group of individuals
from all around the world.  These individuals have made multiple
significant contributions to the game on a sustained basis.  They
become actively involved in the development discussions, and have
otherwise actively helped to keep the game evolving and improving.

-- 1992 --
Chris Schoeneman <crs23@bigfoot.com>
-- 1997 --
Jeff Myers <JeffM2501@users.sourceforge.net>
-- 1999 --
Tim Riker <Tim@Rikers.org>
-- 2000 --
Colin Bayer <vogon_jeltz@users.sourceforge.net>
-- 2001 --
Jeremiah Moss (CobraA1) <jeremiah_moss@cobraa1.com>
Frank Thilo (chestal) <thilo@unix-ag.org>
David Trowbridge (purple_cow) <trowbrds@gmail.com>
Dave Brosius (MrApathyCream) <dave@mebigfatguy.com>
-- 2003 --
Lars Luthman (larsl)
Sean Morrison (learner, brlcad) <learner@brlcad.org>
Alfredo Tupone (c3po) <alfredo@tupone.it>
Daniel Remenak <dtremenak@users.sourceforge.net>
Bryan Jennings (bryjen)
-- 2004 --
Ian Agar (lan56)
Julio Jimenez (Manu, jujibo)
-- 2005 --
Mark Thomas (menotume)
Bernt Hansen (Thumper, bthansen)
-- 2007 --
Joshua Bodine (Constitution)
-- 2012 --
Konstantinos Kanavouras (alezakos, kongr45gpen)
-- 2013 --
Vladimir Jimenez (allejo)


CODE CONTRIBUTORS
-----------------

Code contributors includes individuals that have made useful yet
limited source code contributions to the game.  The range of
contributions varies greatly here with some providing simple one-time
patches and others providing several complex modifications.
Regardless, these individuals are generally not involved in the
on-going game development (yet).  They have nonetheless provided some
valued source code contribution to the game and certainly deserve
mention and appreciation for their involvement.

-- 1993 --
Phillip Ezolt
Björn Augustsson
Jed Lengyel
-- 1997 --
David Hoeferlin
Andrew White
Tim Olson
Tom Hubina
-- 1999 --
Stea Greene
Erik Andersen
-- 2000 --
Daniel Léonard <fork@videotron.ca>
Daryll Strauss <daryll@daryll.net>
-- 2001 --
Frank Siegert <frank@this.net>
Eric Anholt
Kris Verbeeck
Darrell Walisser
Nick Sayer
Valery Fouques
Pier Donini
Mathias Gumz
-- 2002 --
Sal Gonzalez
Harry Dodgson
Janne Hassinen
Chris Walters
Andrew Greig
Kefin Avila
Janne Hassinen
Andrea Mathis
-- 2003 --
Isak Styf
Michael Hoffman
David Wollner (jbdigriz)
Justin Zaun
Adam Krell
François Revol (mmu_man)
Micah Dowty (scanline)
Dennis Pedersen (dmp)
Bernt Hansen (Thumper)
-- 2004 --
Nils McCarthy (shkoo)
Scott Wichser (blast007)
Andrew Heyn
-- 2005 --
David Vuorio
Steve Krenzel (sgk284)
Simon Richard Grint
Angelina Carlton (bzgirl)
Frederic Jolliton (cods)
Matthew Sachs
Andrew Keyser
Frank Evers (pimpinella)
Nathan Goings
Karsten Behrmann
Harry Keller
Garrett Padera
Mike Weisenborn (orange)
Joshua Rogers
Daniel Mulford
Thomas Stauer
-- 2006 --
Andrew McNabb (amcnabb)
Stephan Hradek (Skeeve)
Jon Brandvein (Workaphobia)
Felix Monniger (Linuxx0r)
(uso)
Michael Sheppard (mike_s_)
Thomas Matelich (sosedada)
Geoffrey Sneddon (gsnedders)
Petteri Aimonen (jpa)
Markus (links_2004)
Jim Melton (jwmelto/Flash)
(harry666t)
-- 2007 --
(randomparticle/snick)
Lou Nigro (LouMan)
Darek Dawidowski ([darek])
Phillip (the_vaxorcist)
Christophe Henry (sbgodin)
Chris Wible (L4m3r)
Jørgen Pedersen Tjernø (daxxar)
-- 2008 --
Alexander Boyd (javawizard2539)
James Lawrence (spldart)
Istvan Szakats (Wyk3d)
Luke Rewega (Lukstr)
Steven Mertens (catay)
Paul Blokus (Paul_PL)
Eric M. McIntyre (mcintyem)
Alexander Law
-- 2009 --
Mathew Eis (Bulldozer)
Mayur Bhosle (mayurbhosle)
Russell Bryant (russellbryant)
-- 2010 --
(cobrafast)
-- 2011 --
David Anderson (mdskpr)
Ben K. (McSpider)
Tilmann Hentze (Moiree)
Dagobert Michelsen
Thomas Daede (TD-Linux)
Brad Smith
(War Pig)
Karl Goetz
Américo Monteiro
-- 2012 --
Kyle Mills (khonkhortisan)
Ian Farr (Quol)
Ryan Kavanagh (ryanakca)
Lee Marshall (bizarrefish)
-- 2016 --
Ruslan Hihin
Aleksandr Lahin
-- 2017 --
Mike Miller (mikeage)


GOOGLE SUMMER OF CODE
---------------------

BZFlag has been proud to take part in the Google Summer of Code
(http://code.google.com/soc/) in 2007, 2008, and 2009.  The
student contributors for each year are listed.

-- 2007 --
Chris Wible (L4m3r)
Kornel Kisielewicz (epyon)
Jude Nelson (jude)
Jørgen Pedersen Tjernø (daxxar)

-- 2008 --
Luke Rewega (Lukstr)
David Sanders (KingofCamelot)
Joshua Bodine (Constitution)
Harrison Reiser (bugQ)
Istvan Szakats (Wyk3d)
Kornel Kisielewicz (epyon)

-- 2009 --
Istvan Szakats (Wyk3d)
Mathew Eis (Bulldozer, KingRobot)
Quentin Pradet (Cygal)
William Hahne (Will07c5)


SERVERS AND INFRASTRUCTURE
--------------------------

Open Source Technology Group, Inc.
  SourceForge.net project resources

Tim Riker
  original list server (rikers.org)

Cameron Mandrake (nidhoggr)
  second generation list server (secretplace.us)

Sean Morrison (learner)
  third generation list server (bzflag.bz)

Scott Wichser (blast007)
  Fourth generation list server (my.bzflag.org)

Tucker McLean (Noodleman)
  First Generation stats site (my.bzflag.org)

Ian Farr (Quol)
  Second Generation Stats Site (stats.bzflag.org)

Joe Van Overberghe (joevano)
  mediawiki site (wiki.bzflag.org)

GitHub
  Project resources


CORPORATE AND ORGANIZATION SUPPORT
----------------------------------

Below are organizational entities that have provided direct support to
the game either through direct funding, legal and licensing support,
network and hardware resources, or distribution channels.

SGI
  (formerly named Silicon Graphics, Inc.)

Free Software Foundation
  GNU General Public License
  GNU Lesser General Public License

XiGraphics

Package distribution providers
  Debian, FreeBSD, Gentoo

Open Source Technology Group, Inc.
  SourceForge project services

Libera Chat

Peer-Directed Projects Center
  Freenode IRC network

Google Inc
  Summer of Code 2007, 2008, 2009


SPECIAL THANKS
--------------

Some people deserve special thanks for their involvement in the game
that cannot be categorized into the other sections.  This includes
individuals that were instrumental in getting the game started, keeping
it alive, and otherwise encouraging the spirit of the game.  This also
includes artists, web designers, and others working towards improving
the BZFlag community.

Tamar Cohen
Dan Kartch
Brian Smits
Greg Spencer
Kevin Novins
Rick Pasetto
Ben Trumbore
Erin Shaw
Don Greenberg
Adam Rosen
Nafees Bin Zafar
Kyle Van Essen
Reid Ellis


NOTES
-----

hoeferlin, hubina, myers, olson are people Chris does not know that
contributed code to 1.7

kartch, lengyel, smits, spencer were in the cornell graphics grad
program when chris was

lengyel added the jumping

strauss ported to the 3Dfx cards

cohen is a friend of chris' from cornell who made the tank models

novins, pasetto, trumbore, shaw were also graphics grad students, but
didn't contribute code

shaw was chris' officemate and graciously put up with all the noise
from the game

rosen was a former coworker with some good suggestions

trowbridge began work on bzedit circa 1999

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If any corrections or additions need to be made, please contact one of
the active core developers.
