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+Some project contributors who are sadly no longer with us:
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+Greg Gilbert (treke) - Ahead of his time with licensing
+Thomas Wood (thos) - Creator of the original sato
+Scott Rifenbark (scottrif) - Our long standing techwriter whose words live on