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://simonwillison.net/>, 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:
45 alang@bright-green.com
46 Marty Alchin <gulopine@gamemusic.org>
47 atlithorn <atlithorn@gmail.com>
48 Daniel Alves Barbosa de Oliveira Vaz <danielvaz@gmail.com>
49 AgarFu <heaven@croasanaso.sytes.net>
50 Dagur Páll Ammendrup <dagurp@gmail.com>
51 Collin Anderson <cmawebsite@gmail.com>
54 Fabrice Aneche <akh@nobugware.com>
56 Florian Apolloner <florian@apolloner.eu>
57 arien <regexbot@gmail.com>
58 David Ascher <http://ascher.ca/>
59 Jökull Sólberg Auðunsson <jokullsolberg@gmail.com>
60 Arthur <avandorp@gmail.com>
62 David Avsajanishvili <avsd05@gmail.com>
63 Mike Axiak <axiak@mit.edu>
64 Niran Babalola <niran@niran.org>
65 Morten Bagai <m@bagai.com>
66 Mikaël Barbero <mikael.barbero nospam at nospam free.fr>
68 Ned Batchelder <http://www.nedbatchelder.com/>
71 Shannon -jj Behrens <http://jjinux.blogspot.com/>
72 Esdras Beleza <linux@esdrasbeleza.com>
73 Chris Bennett <chrisrbennett@yahoo.com>
76 Arvis Bickovskis <viestards.lists@gmail.com>
77 Paul Bissex <http://e-scribe.com/>
79 David Blewett <david@dawninglight.net>
80 Matt Boersma <ogghead@gmail.com>
82 Andrew Brehaut <http://brehaut.net/blog>
85 Jonathan Buchanan <jonathan.buchanan@gmail.com>
86 Keith Bussell <kbussell@gmail.com>
87 Chris Cahoon <chris.cahoon@gmail.com>
88 Juan Manuel Caicedo <juan.manuel.caicedo@gmail.com>
89 Trevor Caira <trevor@caira.com>
90 Ricardo Javier Cárdenes Medina <ricardo.cardenes@gmail.com>
91 Graham Carlyle <graham.carlyle@maplecroft.net>
92 Antonio Cavedoni <http://cavedoni.com/>
95 Chris Chamberlin <dja@cdc.msbx.net>
96 Amit Chakradeo <http://amit.chakradeo.net/>
98 Sengtha Chay <sengtha@e-khmer.com>
99 ivan.chelubeev@gmail.com
100 Bryan Chow <bryan at verdjn dot com>
101 Antonis Christofides <anthony@itia.ntua.gr>
102 Michal Chruszcz <troll@pld-linux.org>
103 Can Burak Çilingir <canburak@cs.bilgi.edu.tr>
104 Ian Clelland <clelland@gmail.com>
105 Russell Cloran <russell@rucus.net>
107 crankycoder@gmail.com
108 Paul Collier <paul@paul-collier.com>
109 Pete Crosier <pete.crosier@gmail.com>
110 Matt Croydon <http://www.postneo.com/>
111 Leah Culver <leah@pownce.com>
112 flavio.curella@gmail.com
113 Jure Cuhalev <gandalf@owca.info>
114 John D'Agostino <john.dagostino@gmail.com>
115 dackze+django@gmail.com
116 Mihai Damian <yang_damian@yahoo.com>
117 David Danier <goliath.mailinglist@gmx.de>
118 Dirk Datzert <dummy@habmalnefrage.de>
119 Jonathan Daugherty (cygnus) <http://www.cprogrammer.org/>
120 dave@thebarproject.com
122 Jason Davies (Esaj) <http://www.jasondavies.com/>
125 Max Derkachev <mderk@yandex.ru>
126 Rajesh Dhawan <rajesh.dhawan@gmail.com>
127 Sander Dijkhuis <sander.dijkhuis@gmail.com>
128 Jordan Dimov <s3x3y1@gmail.com>
130 dready <wil@mojipage.com>
131 Maximillian Dornseif <md@hudora.de>
132 Jeremy Dunck <http://dunck.us/>
133 Andrew Durdin <adurdin@gmail.com>
135 Andy Dustman <farcepest@gmail.com>
137 Nick Efford <nick@efford.org>
140 Enrico <rico.bl@gmail.com>
141 A. Murat Eren <meren@pardus.org.tr>
142 Ludvig Ericson <ludvig.ericson@gmail.com>
144 Dirk Eschler <dirk.eschler@gmx.net>
145 Marc Fargas <telenieko@telenieko.com>
146 Szilveszter Farkas <szilveszter.farkas@gmail.com>
148 fdr <drfarina@gmail.com>
149 Dmitri Fedortchenko <zeraien@gmail.com>
150 Jonathan Feignberg <jdf@pobox.com>
151 Liang Feng <hutuworm@gmail.com>
152 Bill Fenner <fenner@gmail.com>
153 Stefane Fermgier <sf@fermigier.com>
154 Afonso Fernández Nogueira <fonzzo.django@gmail.com>
155 J. Pablo Fernandez <pupeno@pupeno.com>
157 Matthew Flanagan <http://wadofstuff.blogspot.com>
158 Eric Floehr <eric@intellovations.com>
159 Eric Florenzano <floguy@gmail.com>
160 Vincent Foley <vfoleybourgon@yahoo.ca>
161 Rudolph Froger <rfroger@estrate.nl>
162 Jorge Gajon <gajon@gajon.org>
164 Marc Garcia <marc.garcia@accopensys.com>
165 Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@gmail.com>
166 Andy Gayton <andy-django@thecablelounge.com>
168 Dimitris Glezos <dimitris@glezos.com>
170 martin.glueck@gmail.com
171 Artyom Gnilov <boobsd@gmail.com>
172 Ben Godfrey <http://aftnn.org>
173 GomoX <gomo@datafull.com>
174 Guilherme Mesquita Gondim <semente@taurinus.org>
175 Mario Gonzalez <gonzalemario@gmail.com>
176 pradeep.gowda@gmail.com
177 Simon Greenhill <dev@simon.net.nz>
179 Espen Grindhaug <http://grindhaug.org/>
180 Thomas Güttler <hv@tbz-pariv.de>
181 Horst Gutmann <zerok@zerokspot.com>
184 Brian Harring <ferringb@gmail.com>
187 Joe Heck <http://www.rhonabwy.com/wp/>
188 Joel Heenan <joelh-django@planetjoel.com>
189 Mikko Hellsing <mikko@sorl.net>
190 hipertracker@gmail.com
191 Deryck Hodge <http://www.devurandom.org/>
192 Brett Hoerner <bretthoerner@bretthoerner.com>
193 Ian Holsman <http://feh.holsman.net/>
194 Kieran Holland <http://www.kieranholland.com>
195 Sung-Jin Hong <serialx.net@gmail.com>
196 Richard House <Richard.House@i-logue.com>
197 Robert Rock Howard <http://djangomojo.com/>
198 John Huddleston <huddlej@wwu.edu>
199 Rob Hudson <http://rob.cogit8.org/>
200 Jason Huggins <http://www.jrandolph.com/blog/>
202 Ibon <ibonso@gmail.com>
204 Baurzhan Ismagulov <ibr@radix50.net>
208 Zak Johnson <zakj@nox.cx>
209 Nis Jørgensen <nis@superlativ.dk>
210 Michael Josephson <http://www.sdjournal.com/>
213 junzhang.jn@gmail.com
214 Antti Kaihola <http://akaihola.blogspot.com/>
215 Bahadır Kandemir <bahadir@pardus.org.tr>
216 Karderio <karderio@gmail.com>
217 Nagy Károly <charlie@rendszergazda.com>
218 Erik Karulf <erik@karulf.com>
219 Ben Dean Kawamura <ben.dean.kawamura@gmail.com>
220 Ian G. Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
221 Thomas Kerpe <thomas@kerpe.net>
222 Ben Khoo <khoobks@westnet.com.au>
223 Garth Kidd <http://www.deadlybloodyserious.com/>
224 kilian <kilian.cavalotti@lip6.fr>
225 Sune Kirkeby <http://ibofobi.dk/>
226 Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>
227 Cameron Knight (ckknight)
228 Nena Kojadin <nena@kiberpipa.org>
229 Igor Kolar <ike@email.si>
231 Martin Kosír <martin@martinkosir.net>
232 Meir Kriheli <http://mksoft.co.il/>
233 Bruce Kroeze <http://coderseye.com/>
234 krzysiek.pawlik@silvermedia.pl
237 knox <christobzr@gmail.com>
240 Panos Laganakos <panos.laganakos@gmail.com>
241 lakin.wecker@gmail.com
242 Nick Lane <nick.lane.au@gmail.com>
243 Stuart Langridge <http://www.kryogenix.org/>
244 Paul Lanier <planier@google.com>
245 Nicola Larosa <nico@teknico.net>
246 Finn Gruwier Larsen <finn@gruwier.dk>
248 Rune Rønde Laursen <runerl@skjoldhoej.dk>
249 Eugene Lazutkin <http://lazutkin.com/blog/>
251 Jeong-Min Lee <falsetru@gmail.com>
252 Jannis Leidel <jl@websushi.org>
253 Christopher Lenz <http://www.cmlenz.net/>
255 Piotr Lewandowski <django@icomputing.pl>
256 Waylan Limberg <waylan@gmail.com>
258 Philip Lindborg <philip.lindborg@gmail.com>
259 Simon Litchfield <simon@quo.com.au>
260 Daniel Lindsley <polarcowz@gmail.com>
261 Trey Long <trey@ktrl.com>
262 msaelices <msaelices@gmail.com>
263 Matt McClanahan <http://mmcc.cx/>
264 Martin Maney <http://www.chipy.org/Martin_Maney>
265 masonsimon+django@gmail.com
267 Petr Marhoun <petr.marhoun@gmail.com>
268 Petar Marić <http://www.petarmaric.com/>
269 Nuno Mariz <nmariz@gmail.com>
270 Marijn Vriens <marijn@metronomo.cl>
272 Orestis Markou <orestis@orestis.gr>
273 Takashi Matsuo <matsuo.takashi@gmail.com>
274 Yasushi Masuda <whosaysni@gmail.com>
276 Jason McBrayer <http://www.carcosa.net/jason/>
277 Kevin McConnell <kevin.mcconnell@gmail.com>
280 michael.mcewan@gmail.com
282 Slawek Mikula <slawek dot mikula at gmail dot com>
285 Andreas Mock <andreas.mock@web.de>
286 Reza Mohammadi <reza@zeerak.ir>
287 Aljosa Mohorovic <aljosa.mohorovic@gmail.com>
288 Ramiro Morales <rm0@gmx.net>
289 Eric Moritz <http://eric.themoritzfamily.com/>
290 mrmachine <real.human@mrmachine.net>
291 Robin Munn <http://www.geekforgod.com/>
294 Robert Myers <myer0052@gmail.com>
296 Doug Napoleone <doug@dougma.com>
297 Gopal Narayanan <gopastro@gmail.com>
298 Fraser Nevett <mail@nevett.org>
299 Sam Newman <http://www.magpiebrain.com/>
300 Afonso Fernández Nogueira <fonzzo.django@gmail.com>
301 Neal Norwitz <nnorwitz@google.com>
302 Todd O'Bryan <toddobryan@mac.com>
303 oggie rob <oz.robharvey@gmail.com>
304 oggy <ognjen.maric@gmail.com>
305 Jay Parlar <parlar@gmail.com>
306 Carlos Eduardo de Paula <carlosedp@gmail.com>
307 pavithran s <pavithran.s@gmail.com>
308 Barry Pederson <bp@barryp.org>
309 permonik@mesias.brnonet.cz
311 pgross@thoughtworks.com
312 phaedo <http://phaedo.cx/>
313 Julien Phalip <http://www.julienphalip.com>
315 phil.h.smith@gmail.com
317 Michael Placentra II <someone@michaelplacentra2.net>
318 Luke Plant <http://lukeplant.me.uk/>
320 Mihai Preda <mihai_preda@yahoo.com>
321 Daniel Poelzleithner <http://poelzi.org/>
323 Matthias Pronk <django@masida.nl>
324 Jyrki Pulliainen <jyrki.pulliainen@gmail.com>
325 Thejaswi Puthraya <thejaswi.puthraya@gmail.com>
326 Johann Queuniet <johann.queuniet@adh.naellia.eu>
328 Michael Radziej <mir@noris.de>
329 Laurent Rahuel <laurent.rahuel@gmail.com>
330 Amit Ramon <amit.ramon@gmail.com>
331 Philippe Raoult <philippe.raoult@n2nsoft.com>
332 Massimiliano Ravelli <massimiliano.ravelli@gmail.com>
333 Brian Ray <http://brianray.chipy.org/>
335 David Reynolds <david@reynoldsfamily.org.uk>
337 ricardojbarrios@gmail.com
340 Henrique Romano <onaiort@gmail.com>
342 Daniel Roseman <http://roseman.org.uk/>
343 Brian Rosner <brosner@gmail.com>
344 Rozza <ross.lawley@gmail.com>
345 Oliver Rutherfurd <http://rutherfurd.net/>
347 Manuel Saelices <msaelices@yaco.es>
348 Ivan Sagalaev (Maniac) <http://www.softwaremaniacs.org/>
349 Vinay Sajip <vinay_sajip@yahoo.co.uk>
352 Ilya Semenov <semenov@inetss.com>
354 John Shaffer <jshaffer2112@gmail.com>
355 Pete Shinners <pete@shinners.org>
357 jason.sidabras@gmail.com
358 Brenton Simpson <http://theillustratedlife.com>
359 Jozko Skrablin <jozko.skrablin@gmail.com>
360 Ben Slavin <benjamin.slavin@gmail.com>
361 sloonz <simon.lipp@insa-lyon.fr>
362 SmileyChris <smileychris@gmail.com>
366 Leo Soto <leo.soto@gmail.com>
367 Wiliam Alves de Souza <wiliamsouza83@gmail.com>
368 Don Spaulding <donspauldingii@gmail.com>
369 Bjørn Stabell <bjorn@exoweb.net>
370 Georgi Stanojevski <glisha@gmail.com>
371 starrynight <cmorgh@gmail.com>
372 Vasiliy Stavenko <stavenko@gmail.com>
373 Thomas Steinacher <http://www.eggdrop.ch/>
374 Johan C. Stöver <johan@nilling.nl>
376 Thomas Stromberg <tstromberg@google.com>
379 Radek Švarz <http://www.svarz.cz/translate/>
380 Swaroop C H <http://www.swaroopch.info>
381 Aaron Swartz <http://www.aaronsw.com/>
382 Ville Säävuori <http://www.unessa.net/>
383 Christian Tanzer <tanzer@swing.co.at>
384 Tyler Tarabula <tyler.tarabula@gmail.com>
385 Tyson Tate <tyson@fallingbullets.com>
386 Frank Tegtmeyer <fte@fte.to>
388 thebjorn <bp@datakortet.no>
389 Zach Thompson <zthompson47@gmail.com>
391 Deepak Thukral <deep.thukral@gmail.com>
395 Joe Topjian <http://joe.terrarum.net/geek/code/python/django/>
396 torne-django@wolfpuppy.org.uk
397 Karen Tracey <graybark@bellsouth.net>
398 tstromberg@google.com
399 Makoto Tsuyuki <mtsuyuki@gmail.com>
401 David Tulig <david.tulig@gmail.com>
402 Amit Upadhyay <http://www.amitu.com/blog/>
404 I.S. van Oostveen <v.oostveen@idca.nl>
405 viestards.lists@gmail.com
406 George Vilches <gav@thataddress.com>
407 Vlado <vlado@labath.org>
409 Chris Wagner <cw264701@ohio.edu>
410 wam-djangobug@wamber.net
411 Wang Chun <wangchun@exoweb.net>
412 Filip Wasilewski <filip.wasilewski@gmail.com>
413 Dan Watson <http://theidioteque.net/>
414 Joel Watts <joel@joelwatts.com>
415 Chris Wesseling <Chris.Wesseling@cwi.nl>
416 James Wheare <django@sparemint.com>
417 charly.wilhelm@gmail.com
418 Rachel Willmer <http://www.willmer.com/kb/>
419 Gary Wilson <gary.wilson@gmail.com>
420 Jakub Wilk <ubanus@users.sf.net>
421 Jakub Wiśniowski <restless.being@gmail.com>
422 Maciej Wiśniowski <pigletto@gmail.com>
424 Jason Yan <tailofthesun@gmail.com>
425 ye7cakf02@sneakemail.com
426 ymasuda@ethercube.com
427 Jarek Zgoda <jarek.zgoda@gmail.com>
430 A big THANK YOU goes to:
432 Rob Curley and Ralph Gage for letting us open-source Django.
434 Frank Wiles for making excellent arguments for open-sourcing, and for
435 his sage sysadmin advice.
437 Ian Bicking for convincing Adrian to ditch code generation.
439 Mark Pilgrim for diveintopython.org.
441 Guido van Rossum for creating Python.