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+Brubeck is written and maintained by James Dennis and various contributors:
+
+# Development Lead
+[James Dennis](https://github.com/j2labs)
+
+# Patches and suggestions
+- [Andrew Gwozdziewycz](https://github.com/apgwoz)
+- [Malcolm Matalka](https://github.com/orbitz/)
+- [Dion Paragas](https://github.com/d1on/)
+- [Duane Griffin](https://github.com/duaneg)
+- [Faruk Akgul](https://github.com/faruken)
+- [Seth Murphy](https://github.com/sethmurphy)
+- [John Krauss](https://github.com/talos)
+- [Ben Beecher](https://github.com/gone)
+- [Jordan Orelli](https://github.com/jordanorelli)
+- [Michael Larsen](https://github.com/mghlarsen)
+- [Moritz](https://github.com/m2w)
+- [Dmitrijs Milajevs](https://github.com/dimazest)
+- [Paul Winkler](https://github.com/slinkp)
+- [Chris McCulloh](https://github.com/st0w)
+- [Nico Mandery](https://github.com/nmandery)
+- [Victor Trac](https://github.com/victortrac)
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@@ -72,6 +72,12 @@ Brubeck wouldn't be what it is without help from:
 [James Dennis](https://github.com/j2labs), [Andrew Gwozdziewycz](https://github.com/apgwoz), [Malcolm Matalka](https://github.com/orbitz/), [Dion Paragas](https://github.com/d1on/), [Duane Griffin](https://github.com/duaneg), [Faruk Akgul](https://github.com/faruken), [Seth Murphy](https://github.com/sethmurphy), [John Krauss](https://github.com/talos), [Ben Beecher](https://github.com/gone), [Jordan Orelli](https://github.com/jordanorelli), [Michael Larsen](https://github.com/mghlarsen), [Moritz](https://github.com/m2w), [Dmitrijs Milajevs](https://github.com/dimazest), [Paul Winkler](https://github.com/slinkp), [Chris McCulloh](https://github.com/st0w), [Nico Mandery](https://github.com/nmandery), [Victor Trac](https://github.com/victortrac)
 
 
+# Contributing
+- Fork the repo and make the modifications.
+- Write tests for new features.
+- Add yourself to `AUTHORS.md`.
+- Send pull request to `develop` branch. 
+
 # Contact Us
 
 If you discover bugs or want to suggest features, please use our [issue tracker](https://github.com/j2labs/brubeck/issues).