1 Django was originally created in late 2003 at World Online, the Web division
2 of the Lawrence Journal-World newspaper in Lawrence, Kansas.
4 The PRIMARY AUTHORS are (and/or have been):
6 Adrian Holovaty <http://www.holovaty.com/>, who originally created Django with
7 Simon and currently oversees things with Jacob.
9 Simon Willison <http://simon.incutio.com/>, who originally created Django with
10 Adrian during his year-long internship/placement at World Online and currently
11 helps from the sidelines.
13 Jacob Kaplan-Moss <http://www.jacobian.org/>, who joined the team shortly
14 before Simon departed and currently oversees things with Adrian.
16 Wilson Miner <http://www.wilsonminer.com/>, who designed Django's admin
17 interface, pretty error pages, official Web site (djangoproject.com) and has
18 made many other contributions. He makes us look good.
20 Malcolm Tredinnick <http://www.pointy-stick.com/blog/>, who has made
21 significant contributions to all levels of the framework, from its database
22 layer to template system and documentation.
24 Georg "Hugo" Bauer <http://hugo.muensterland.org/>, who added
25 internationalization support, manages i18n contributions and has made a ton
26 of excellent tweaks, feature additions and bug fixes.
28 Luke Plant <http://lukeplant.me.uk/>, who has contributed many excellent
29 improvements, including database-level improvements, the CSRF middleware and
32 Russell Keith-Magee <freakboy@iinet.net.au>, who has contributed many excellent
33 improvements, including refactoring of the Django ORM code and unit tests.
35 Robert Wittams <http://robert.wittams.com/>, who majorly refactored the Django
36 admin application to allow for easier reuse and has made a ton of excellent
37 tweaks, feature additions and bug fixes.
40 And here is an inevitably incomplete list of MUCH-APPRECIATED CONTRIBUTORS --
41 people who have submitted patches, reported bugs, added translations, helped
42 answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:
44 alang@bright-green.com
45 Marty Alchin <gulopine@gamemusic.org>
46 Daniel Alves Barbosa de Oliveira Vaz <danielvaz@gmail.com>
47 AgarFu <heaven@croasanaso.sytes.net>
50 Fabrice Aneche <akh@nobugware.com>
53 arien <regexbot@gmail.com>
54 David Ascher <http://ascher.ca/>
56 Arthur <avandorp@gmail.com>
59 Ned Batchelder <http://www.nedbatchelder.com/>
60 Shannon -jj Behrens <http://jjinux.blogspot.com/>
61 Esdras Beleza <linux@esdrasbeleza.com>
62 Chris Bennett <chrisrbennett@yahoo.com>
64 Ben <afternoon@uk2.net>
65 Paul Bissex <http://e-scribe.com/>
67 Matt Boersma <ogghead@gmail.com>
69 Andrew Brehaut <http://brehaut.net/blog>
71 Jonathan Buchanan <jonathan.buchanan@gmail.com>
72 Trevor Caira <trevor@caira.com>
73 Ricardo Javier Cárdenes Medina <ricardo.cardenes@gmail.com>
74 Antonio Cavedoni <http://cavedoni.com/>
77 Chris Chamberlin <dja@cdc.msbx.net>
78 Amit Chakradeo <http://amit.chakradeo.net/>
80 Sengtha Chay <sengtha@e-khmer.com>
81 ivan.chelubeev@gmail.com
82 Bryan Chow <bryan at verdjn dot com>
83 Michal Chruszcz <troll@pld-linux.org>
84 Ian Clelland <clelland@gmail.com>
85 Russell Cloran <russell@rucus.net>
88 Paul Collier <paul@paul-collier.com>
89 Pete Crosier <pete.crosier@gmail.com>
90 Matt Croydon <http://www.postneo.com/>
91 flavio.curella@gmail.com
92 Jure Cuhalev <gandalf@owca.info>
93 John D'Agostino <john.dagostino@gmail.com>
94 dackze+django@gmail.com
95 David Danier <goliath.mailinglist@gmx.de>
96 Dirk Datzert <dummy@habmalnefrage.de>
97 Jonathan Daugherty (cygnus) <http://www.cprogrammer.org/>
98 dave@thebarproject.com
99 Jason Davies (Esaj) <http://www.jasondavies.com/>
102 Max Derkachev <mderk@yandex.ru>
103 Sander Dijkhuis <sander.dijkhuis@gmail.com>
104 Jordan Dimov <s3x3y1@gmail.com>
106 Maximillian Dornseif <md@hudora.de>
107 Jeremy Dunck <http://dunck.us/>
108 Andrew Durdin <adurdin@gmail.com>
110 Andy Dustman <farcepest@gmail.com>
112 Nick Efford <nick@efford.org>
115 Enrico <rico.bl@gmail.com>
116 A. Murat Eren <meren@pardus.org.tr>
117 Ludvig Ericson <ludvig.ericson@gmail.com>
119 Dirk Eschler <dirk.eschler@gmx.net>
120 Marc Fargas <telenieko@telenieko.com>
121 Szilveszter Farkas <szilveszter.farkas@gmail.com>
123 Bill Fenner <fenner@gmail.com>
124 Stefane Fermgier <sf@fermigier.com>
125 Afonso Fernández Nogueira <fonzzo.django@gmail.com>
126 Matthew Flanagan <http://wadofstuff.blogspot.com>
127 Eric Floehr <eric@intellovations.com>
128 Vincent Foley <vfoleybourgon@yahoo.ca>
129 Jorge Gajon <gajon@gajon.org>
131 Marc Garcia <marc.garcia@accopensys.com>
133 Dimitris Glezos <dimitris@glezos.com>
135 martin.glueck@gmail.com
136 Artyom Gnilov <boobsd@gmail.com>
137 GomoX <gomo@datafull.com>
138 Mario Gonzalez <gonzalemario@gmail.com>
139 pradeep.gowda@gmail.com
140 Simon Greenhill <dev@simon.net.nz>
142 Espen Grindhaug <http://grindhaug.org/>
143 Thomas Güttler <hv@tbz-pariv.de>
145 Brian Harring <ferringb@gmail.com>
148 Joe Heck <http://www.rhonabwy.com/wp/>
149 Joel Heenan <joelh-django@planetjoel.com>
150 hipertracker@gmail.com
151 Deryck Hodge <http://www.devurandom.org/>
152 Brett Hoerner <bretthoerner@bretthoerner.com>
153 Ian Holsman <http://feh.holsman.net/>
154 Kieran Holland <http://www.kieranholland.com>
155 Sung-Jin Hong <serialx.net@gmail.com>
156 Richard House <Richard.House@i-logue.com>
157 Robert Rock Howard <http://djangomojo.com/>
158 Rob Hudson <http://rob.cogit8.org/>
159 Jason Huggins <http://www.jrandolph.com/blog/>
162 Baurzhan Ismagulov <ibr@radix50.net>
165 Zak Johnson <zakj@nox.cx>
166 Michael Josephson <http://www.sdjournal.com/>
168 junzhang.jn@gmail.com
169 Antti Kaihola <http://akaihola.blogspot.com/>
170 Nagy Károly <charlie@rendszergazda.com>
171 Ben Dean Kawamura <ben.dean.kawamura@gmail.com>
172 Ian G. Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
173 Ben Khoo <khoobks@westnet.com.au>
174 Garth Kidd <http://www.deadlybloodyserious.com/>
175 kilian <kilian.cavalotti@lip6.fr>
176 Sune Kirkeby <http://ibofobi.dk/>
177 Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>
178 Cameron Knight (ckknight)
179 Nena Kojadin <nena@kiberpipa.org>
180 Igor Kolar <ike@email.si>
182 Martin Kosír <martin@martinkosir.net>
183 Meir Kriheli <http://mksoft.co.il/>
184 Bruce Kroeze <http://coderseye.com/>
185 krzysiek.pawlik@silvermedia.pl
189 lakin.wecker@gmail.com
190 Nick Lane <nick.lane.au@gmail.com>
191 Stuart Langridge <http://www.kryogenix.org/>
192 Paul Lanier <planier@google.com>
193 Nicola Larosa <nico@teknico.net>
194 Eugene Lazutkin <http://lazutkin.com/blog/>
195 Jeong-Min Lee <falsetru@gmail.com>
196 Jannis Leidel <jl@websushi.org>
197 Christopher Lenz <http://www.cmlenz.net/>
199 Waylan Limberg <waylan@gmail.com>
201 Philip Lindborg <philip.lindborg@gmail.com>
202 msaelices <msaelices@gmail.com>
203 Matt McClanahan <http://mmcc.cx/>
204 Martin Maney <http://www.chipy.org/Martin_Maney>
205 masonsimon+django@gmail.com
207 Petr Marhoun <petr.marhoun@gmail.com>
208 Petar Marić <http://www.petarmaric.com/>
209 Nuno Mariz <nmariz@gmail.com>
210 Marijn Vriens <marijn@metronomo.cl>
212 Yasushi Masuda <whosaysni@gmail.com>
214 Jason McBrayer <http://www.carcosa.net/jason/>
216 michael.mcewan@gmail.com
218 Slawek Mikula <slawek dot mikula at gmail dot com>
221 Andreas Mock <andreas.mock@web.de>
222 Reza Mohammadi <reza@zeerak.ir>
223 Aljosa Mohorovic <aljosa.mohorovic@gmail.com>
224 Ramiro Morales <rm0@gmx.net>
225 Eric Moritz <http://eric.themoritzfamily.com/>
226 mrmachine <real.human@mrmachine.net>
227 Robin Munn <http://www.geekforgod.com/>
228 Robert Myers <myer0052@gmail.com>
230 Gopal Narayanan <gopastro@gmail.com>
231 Fraser Nevett <mail@nevett.org>
232 Sam Newman <http://www.magpiebrain.com/>
233 Neal Norwitz <nnorwitz@google.com>
234 Todd O'Bryan <toddobryan@mac.com>
235 oggie rob <oz.robharvey@gmail.com>
236 Jay Parlar <parlar@gmail.com>
237 pavithran s <pavithran.s@gmail.com>
238 Barry Pederson <bp@barryp.org>
239 permonik@mesias.brnonet.cz
240 petr.marhoun@gmail.com
241 pgross@thoughtworks.com
242 phaedo <http://phaedo.cx/>
244 phil.h.smith@gmail.com
246 Luke Plant <http://lukeplant.me.uk/>
248 Daniel Poelzleithner <http://poelzi.org/>
250 Jyrki Pulliainen <jyrki.pulliainen@gmail.com>
251 Johann Queuniet <johann.queuniet@adh.naellia.eu>
253 Michael Radziej <mir@noris.de>
254 Amit Ramon <amit.ramon@gmail.com>
255 Philippe Raoult <philippe.raoult@n2nsoft.com>
256 Massimiliano Ravelli <massimiliano.ravelli@gmail.com>
257 Brian Ray <http://brianray.chipy.org/>
261 Henrique Romano <onaiort@gmail.com>
263 Brian Rosner <brosner@gmail.com>
264 Oliver Rutherfurd <http://rutherfurd.net/>
266 Manuel Saelices <msaelices@yaco.es>
267 Ivan Sagalaev (Maniac) <http://www.softwaremaniacs.org/>
268 Vinay Sajip <vinay_sajip@yahoo.co.uk>
272 John Shaffer <jshaffer2112@gmail.com>
273 Pete Shinners <pete@shinners.org>
274 Jozko Skrablin <jozko.skrablin@gmail.com>
275 SmileyChris <smileychris@gmail.com>
279 Leo Soto <leo.soto@gmail.com>
280 Wiliam Alves de Souza <wiliamsouza83@gmail.com>
281 Don Spaulding <donspauldingii@gmail.com>
282 Bjørn Stabell <bjorn@exoweb.net>
283 Georgi Stanojevski <glisha@gmail.com>
284 Vasiliy Stavenko <stavenko@gmail.com>
285 Thomas Steinacher <http://www.eggdrop.ch/>
287 Thomas Stromberg <tstromberg@google.com>
290 Radek Švarz <http://www.svarz.cz/translate/>
291 Swaroop C H <http://www.swaroopch.info>
292 Aaron Swartz <http://www.aaronsw.com/>
293 Ville Säävuori <http://www.unessa.net/>
294 Tyler Tarabula <tyler.tarabula@gmail.com>
295 Tyson Tate <tyson@fallingbullets.com>
296 Frank Tegtmeyer <fte@fte.to>
297 thebjorn <bp@datakortet.no>
298 Zach Thompson <zthompson47@gmail.com>
300 Deepak Thukral <deep.thukral@gmail.com>
304 Joe Topjian <http://joe.terrarum.net/geek/code/python/django/>
305 torne-django@wolfpuppy.org.uk
306 Karen Tracey <graybark@bellsouth.net>
307 tstromberg@google.com
308 Makoto Tsuyuki <mtsuyuki@gmail.com>
312 viestards.lists@gmail.com
313 George Vilches <gav@thataddress.com>
314 Vlado <vlado@labath.org>
316 wam-djangobug@wamber.net
317 Wang Chun <wangchun@exoweb.net>
318 Filip Wasilewski <filip.wasilewski@gmail.com>
319 Dan Watson <http://theidioteque.net/>
320 Chris Wesseling <Chris.Wesseling@cwi.nl>
321 James Wheare <django@sparemint.com>
322 charly.wilhelm@gmail.com
323 Rachel Willmer <http://www.willmer.com/kb/>
324 Gary Wilson <gary.wilson@gmail.com>
325 Jakub Wiśniowski <restless.being@gmail.com>
326 Maciej Wiśniowski <pigletto@gmail.com>
328 ye7cakf02@sneakemail.com
329 ymasuda@ethercube.com
330 Jarek Zgoda <jarek.zgoda@gmail.com>
333 A big THANK YOU goes to:
335 Rob Curley and Ralph Gage for letting us open-source Django.
337 Frank Wiles for making excellent arguments for open-sourcing, and for
338 his sage sysadmin advice.
340 Ian Bicking for convincing Adrian to ditch code generation.
342 Mark Pilgrim for diveintopython.org.
344 Guido van Rossum for creating Python.