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