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 This is a list of authors/contributors to the mgmt project.
-If you're a contributor, please send a patch with your name.
+If you're a core contributor, we might ask you to send a patch with your name.
 If you appreciate the work of one of the contributors, thank them a beverage!
 For a more exhaustive list please run: git log --format='%aN' | sort -u
 This list is sorted alphabetically by first name.