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+<pre>
+Main developer:
+  * Martin Stubenschrott (stubenschrott@gmx.net)
+ 
+Patches:
+  * Muthu Kannan (ctrl-v support)
+  * Viktor Kojouharov (Виктор Кожухаров) (too many patches to count :) )
+  * Lars Kindler (:buffer(s) functionality)
+  * Lee Hinman (:cd command)
+  * Bart Trojanowski (Makefile)
+</pre>