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 Main developer/Project founder:
   * Martin Stubenschrott (stubenschrott@gmx.net)
 
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   * Raimon Grau Cuscó (document relationship navigation - ]], [[)
   * Ryan Zheng (ctrl-x/a support)
   * Dan Boger (:set online support)
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 2008-XX-XX:
     * version 2.0 (probably)
     * IMPORTANT: command actions now take an args object, returned from
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 11/04/2007:
     * version 0.2
     * first public release
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