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+This is the list of gousb authors for copyright purposes.
+#
+# This does not necessarily list everyone who has contributed code, since in
+# some cases, their employer may be the copyright holder.  To see the full list
+# of contributors, see the revision history in source control.
+Google Inc.
+Kyle Lemons
+Sebastian Zagrodzki <sebek@zagrodzki.net>
+Pieter Joost van de Sande <pj@born2code.net>
+Ivan Krasin <imkrasin@gmail.com>
+Jirawat I. <nodtem66@gmail.com>
+Thordur Bjornsson <thorduri@secnorth.net>