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+# Lynis - CONTRIBUTORS
+
+==========================================================================================
+
+The Lynis project is very thankful to the individuals who contributed to the project.
+
+  Want to contribute as well? Here are some suggestions:
+
+  - Create new tests for your favorite software packages
+  - Translate Lynis into your native language
+  - Report (unexpected) screen errors
+  - Share missing results and findings
+  - Check for grammar issues
+
+  See https://github.com/CISOfy/lynis/CONTRIBUTIONS.md for more details
+
+==========================================================================================
+
+
+## Package Maintainers
+
+* Arch Linux            - Levente Polyak
+* Debian / Ubuntu       - Francisco Manuel Garcia Claramonte
+
+
+## Special Contributors
+
+These people made a significant impact to the development of Lynis:
+
+* Michael Boelen, The Netherlands (original author)
+* Alexander Lobodzinski, Germany
+* Bodine Wilson
+* Brian Ginsbach
+* C.J. Adams-Collier, US
+* Charlie Heselton, US
+* Dave Vehrs
+* Eric Light, New Zealand
+* Kamil Boratyński, Poland
+* Mikko Lehtisalo, Finland
+* Steve Bosek, France
+* Thomas Siebel, Germany
+* Zach Crownover
+
+
+## Translators
+------------------------------------------
+
+* Chinese               - Shawn - citypw (GitHub)
+* Dutch                 - Michael Boelen, mboelen (GitHub)
+* Finnish               - Juha, Newman101 (GitHub)
+* French                - DocEmmetBrown (GitHub)
+* German                - Kai Raven
+* Hungarian             - Zoltan Paldi, paldiz (GitHub)
+* Italian               - Stefano Marty, stefanomarty (GitHub)
+* Japanese              - Yukio Takahara, port80takahara (GitHub)
+* Portuguese            - Dayvidson (GitHub)
+* Spanish               - Jesus Christian Cruz Acono, compermisos (GitHub)
+* Swedish               - Peter Carlsson, PCarlsson (GitHub)
+
+
+Thanks to all people who contributed code and suggestions for over almost a decade!
+
+
+==========================================================================================
+  Lynis - Security Auditing and System Hardening for Linux and UNIX - https://cisofy.com