AUTHORS

MAIN AUTHOR

  John J. Boyer <john.boyer@abilitiessoft.org> from Abilitiessoft, Inc.
  - is the founder, creator and original author of the liblouis
    project(s)
  - has put his heart and soul into liblouis
  - has written the bulk of the code
  - maintainer emeritus

CODE CONTRIBUTORS

A team of two developers has taken over maintenance work since John
Boyer did a step back in 2014:

Current maintainers:

  Christian Egli <christian.egli@sbs.ch> from SBS <www.sbs.ch>
  - maintains the build and version control systems and does releases
    on a regular basis
  - has done code contributions

  Bert Frees <bertfrees@gmail.com> for DocArch <www.docarch.be> and SBS <www.sbs.ch>
  - has done code contributions
  - has done table contributions as well

Former maintainers:

  Mesar Hameed <mesar.hameed@gmail.com>
  - has done code contributions
  - has done a lot of table maintenance
  - was the main developer of the test harness

Considerable coding was done by:

  Bue Vester-Andersen <bue@vester-andersen.dk>
  Dave Mielke <dave@mielke.cc>
  Davy Kager <mail@davykager.nl>
  Eitan Isaacson <eitan@ascender.com>
  James Teh <jamie@jantrid.net>
  Michael Curran <mick@kulgan.net>
  Michael Whapples <mwhapples@aim.com>
  Mike Gray <mgray@aph.org>
  Reiner Dolp <hallo@reinerdolp.com>

Patches were provided by:

  Arend Arends <arend.arends@hccnet.nl>
  Chris Brannon
  Jeremy Roman <jbroman@google.com>
  Ken Perry <kperry@aph.org>
  Martin Michlmayr <tbm@cyrius.com>
  Matt Wenn
  Mike Gorse
  Milan Zamazal <pdm@brailcom.org>
  Peter Nilsson Lundblad <plundblad@google.com>
  Simon Aittamaa, Index Braille <simon.aittamaa@indexbraille.com>
  Timothy Lee <timothy.ty.lee@gmail.com>
  Victor Montalvão vicmont@microsoft.com
  Vincent Untz <vuntz@gnome.org>
  Volker Bijewitz <v.bijewitz@baum.de>

BRLTTY AUTHORS

Liblouis was derived from the Linux screen reader BRLTTY. Because it
is rather difficult to trace back exactly which parts of BRLTTY ended
up in liblouis we just list all BRLTTY contributors here (see also
brltty.com/contact.html).

The team:

  Dave Mielke <dave@mielke.cc>
  Nicolas Pitre <nico@fluxnic.net>
  Stéphane Doyon <s.doyon@videotron.ca>

Other contributors:

  Andreas Gross <andi@andi-bika.de>
  August Hörandl <hoerandl@elina.htlw1.ac.at>
  Brailcom o.p.s. <technik@brailcom.cz>
  Christian Comaschi <christian_comaschi@libero.it>
  Coscell Kao <coscell@mail.batol.net>
  James Bowden <james.bowden@rnib.org.uk>
  John Boyer <director@chpi.org>
  Jos Lemmens <jlemmens@inter.nl.net>
  Mario Lang <mlang@delysid.org>
  Nikhil Nair <nn201@cus.cam.ac.uk>
  Oscar Fernandez <ofa@once.es>
  Per Lejontand <pele@acc.umu.se>
  Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@labri.fr>
  Sébastien Hinderer <sebastien.hinderer@libertysurf.fr>
  Stephane Dalton <sdalton@videotron.ca>
  Wolfgang Astleitner <wolfgang.astleitner@liwest.at>
  Yannick Plassiard <Yannick.Plassiard@free.fr>

TABLE AND TEST CONTRIBUTORS

  Aaron Cannon <cannona@fireantproductions.com>
  Abby Howell <abby.g.howell@gmail.com>
  Abdolamir Banisaeid <saedjan@gmail.com>
  Adi Kushnir <adikushnir@gmail.com>
  Aikeo Koomanivong <aikeo@dsclao.org> from Disability service center in Lao PDR DSC <www.dsclao.org/en>
  Aleksandar Sredojevic <ferrumite666@gmail.com>
  Alex Ho
  Ali-Riza Ciftcioglu <Aliminator83@gmail.com>
  Allan R. Mesoga <allan.mesoga@deped.gov.ph>
  Ammar Usama <ammar.usama@nlb.no>
  André-Abush Clause <dev@andreabc.net>
  Andrey Yakuboy <braille@yakuboy.ru>
  Anthony Tibbs
  Artis Raugulis
  Ashoka Bandula Weerawardhana
  BAUM Engineering <liblouis@baum.ro>
  Birkir Gunnarsson <birkir@midstod.is>
  Brailcom, o.p.s. <technik@brailcom.cz>
  Braille Autoriteit <https://braille-autoriteit.org>
  Branislav Mamojka <mamojka@unss.sk>
  Bue Vester-Andersen <bue@vester-andersen.dk>
  Bo-Cheng Jhan <school510587@yahoo.com.tw>
  Carles Sadurní Anguita <www.transcriptor.net>
  Carlos Ferreira <cferreira9886@gmail.com>
  Caterina Avoledo <catery81@yahoo.it>
  Chatupol Nootatong <jpt@tab.or.th>
  Chennai Shankar <brailleacl@gmail.com> from Braille Section Team, Anna Centenary Library
  Christian Waldvogel <christian.waldvogel@sbszh.ch> from SBS <www.sbs.ch>
  Christo de Klerk <cjdk@mweb.co.za>
  Coscell Kao <coscell@molerat.net>
  Dang Hoai Phúc <danghoaiphuc@gmail.com>
  Danko Butorac <danko@ipsis.hr>
  Dave Mielke <dave@mielke.cc>
  David Hole
  David Renström from Insyn Scandinavia AB <david@insyn.se>
  David Reynolds <dkreynolds@ntlworld.com>
  Deutsche Blindenstudienanstalt e.V. (blista) <www.blista.de>
  Dinakar T.D. <td.dinkar@gmail.com>
  Dinesh Kaushal<dineshkaushal@hotmail.com>
  Dipendra Manocha <dmanocha@daisy.org>
  Erez Kugler <erez@tsr-gaash.com> from TSR GAASH <www.tsr-gaash.com>
  <eric@integra-belgium.com>
  Eric Yip
  Frédéric Schwebel
  Gabidullin Yunir <https://bspu.ru/users/221>
  Gatis Grintals
  Greg Kearney <gkearney@gmail.com>
  Halim Sahin <halim.sahin@web.de>
  Hammer Attila <hammera@pickup.hu>, <hammer.attila@infoalap.hu> from IT Foundation for the Visually Impaired in Hungary
  Hans Schou <chlor@schou.dk>
  Harri Pasanen <harri@mpaja.com>
  Harris Mowbray <harrismowbray@yahoo.com>
  Henri Apperloo <h.apperloo@cbb.nl> from CBB <www.cbb.nl>
  Herbert Koh <kohherbert@hotmail.com>
  Him Prasad Gautam
  Hurt Huang <hurt.nzsmr@gmail.com>
  Igor B. Poretsky <poretsky@mlbox.ru>
  Ikrami Ahmad <ikrami.ahmad@gmail.com>
  International league of Blind Esperantists (LIBE) <libe.narzan.com>
  Itsawat Banlawanich <peet.itsawat@gmail.com>
  Jake Kyle from Compass Braille <jake@compassbraille.org>
  James Datray from Freedom Scientific
  James Bowden <james.bowden@rnib.org.uk> from Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB)
  Jan Halousek <merit@login.cz> from MERIT
  Jan Hegr <hegrjan@gmail.com>
  Joseph Lee <joseph.lee22590@gmail.com>
  Jostein Austvik Jacobsen <josteinaj@gmail.com>
  José Enrique Fernández del Campo <jefdelcampo@gmail.com>
  Jožef Gregorc <jozko.gregorc@gmail.com>
  Juan Carlos Buño Suárez <quetzatl@eresmas.net>
  Juan Pablo Bello <juanpisjaws@gmail.com>
  Jukka Eerikäinen <jukka.eerikainen@celia.fi> from Celia <www.celia.fi>
  Jürgen Dengo <jyrgen.dengo@gmail.com>
  KM Yuen
  Kaifang Bao baokaifang@gmail.com from RejoinTech
  Karol Pecyna <HarpoDeveloper@gmail.com> from Harpo <http://int.harpo.com.pl>
  Kirsi Ylänne <kirsi.ylanne@celia.fi>
  Ekaterina Anisimova <musicate@yandex.ru>
  Kensaku Y. <kanjibrailles@gmail.com>
  Keny Yuen
  Kevin Derome
  Knut Arne Bjørndal <bob+liblouis@cakebox.net>
  Krzysztof Drewniak <krzysdrewniak@gmail.com>
  Lars Bjørndal <lars@handytech.no>, <lars@lamasti.net>
  Laurent Cadet de Fontenay <laurentd@gmail.com>
  Licht en Liefde <https://www.blindenzorglichtenliefde.be>
  Luis Lorente Barajas (ONCE-CIDAT)
  Luisterpuntbibliotheek <https://www.luisterpuntbibliotheek.be>
  Leon Ungier <Leon.Ungier@ViewPlus.com> from ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. <www.viewplus.com>
  Leona Holloway <Leona.Holloway@visionaustralia.org> from Vision Australia
  Leonard de Ruijter from Babbage B.V. <www.babbage.com>
  Ludovic Oger <oger.ludovic@gmail.com>
  Łukasz Golonka <lukasz.golonka@mailbox.org>
  Mariam Mikiashvili
  Martin Kieti
  Mateja Jenčič
  Matityahu Yeater- Yeshurun <yeatersink@gmail.com>
  Matthew Shifrin <matshifrin@aol.com>
  Michel Such <michel.such@free.fr>
  Mike Sivill <mike.sivill@viewplustechnologies.com> from ViewPlus Technologies, Inc.
  Mohammed R. Ramadan <mramadan@nattiq.com>
  Mohammadreza Rashad <mohammadreza5712@gmail.com>
  Monk Jeremiah from Visoki Dečani <visokidecani@gmail.com>
  Neil Soiffer <NeilS@dessci.com>
  Nicolas Pitre <nico@cam.org>
  Nicolai Svendsen <chojiro1990@gmail.com>
  Norbert Márkus 
  Oğuz Uğur <oguzugur2834@gmail.com>
  Oleh Shpai <shpak1704@gmail.com>
  Patrick Zajda
  Paul Rambags <paulrambags@dedicon.nl>
  Paul Geoghegan <contact@envisionly.tech>
  Paul Wood <paulw.torchtrust@gmail.com>
  Peter Engström <peter.engstrom@indexbraille.com> from Index Braille
  Peter Vágner <pvdeejay@gmail.com>
  Румяна Каменска <rkamenska@gmail.com>
  Rimas Kudelis <rq@akl.lt>
  Ronan McGuirk <ronan.p.mcguirk@gmail.com>
  Roshanson <736781877@qq.com>
  Rui Batista <ruiandrebatista@gmail.com>
  Rui Fontes <rui.fontes@tiflotecnia.com>
  Rumiana Kamenska <rkamenska@gmail.com>
  Rustam Churagulov <tcdl@yandex.ru>
  Sami Määttä <sami.maatta@celia.fi>
  Samuel Thibault <samuel.thibault@ens-lyon.org>
  Sao Mai Center for the Blind <www.saomaicenter.org/en>
  Sébastien Sablé <sable@users.sourceforge.net>
  Sergiy Moskalets <www.trosti.com.ua>
  Simone Dal Maso <simone.dalmaso@gmail.com>
  Sreeja Parameswaran <sreeja.param@gmail.com>
  Stefan Moisei <vortex37@gmail.com>
  Sukil Etxenike <sukiletxe@yahoo.es>
  Sunian Loomee <ghito@qq.com>
  Tamru E. Belay <tamru@sympatico.ca>, <g.braille@sympatico.ca> from Adaptive Technology Center for the Blind (ATCB)
  Timothy Wynn
  Tom Johnston <Tom.Johnston@accessibilityconsulting.co.uk>
  Transkript <http://www.transkript.be>
  Tsengel Maidar tsengel@digitalsunngo.org
  Uğur Gürbüz <ugur.gurbuz@brailleteknik.com>
  Wiraman Niyomphol <wiraman.n@gmail.com>
  Yuemei Sun from ViewPlus Technologies, Inc.
  Zlatko Sobočan <zlatko.sobocan@tifloglobus.hr>
  Zvonimir Stanecic <zvonimirek222@yandex.com>

LIBHNJ AUTHORS

Code was borrowed from the hyphenation library Libhnj.

  Raph Levien <raph@acm.org>

Hyphenation dictionaries were copied from OpenOffice.org.

OTHER CONTRIBUTORS

These are contributions not in the form of code or tables.

  John Gardner <john.gardner@viewplus.com> from ViewPlus Technologies, Inc. <www.viewplus.com>

Unknown contribution:

  Alastair Irving