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+Code and documentation contributors to repmgr include:
+
+Jaime Casanova <jaime@2ndQuadrant.com>
+Simon Riggs <simon@2ndQuadrant.com>
+Greg Smith <greg@2ndQuadrant.com>
+Robert J. Noles <rj@2ndQuadrant.com>
+Gabriele Bartolini <gabriele@2ndQuadrant.com>