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>
56 arien <regexbot@gmail.com>
57 David Ascher <http://ascher.ca/>
58 Jökull Sólberg Auðunsson <jokullsolberg@gmail.com>
59 Arthur <avandorp@gmail.com>
60 David Avsajanishvili <avsd05@gmail.com>
62 Niran Babalola <niran@niran.org>
63 Morten Bagai <m@bagai.com>
64 Mikaël Barbero <mikael.barbero nospam at nospam free.fr>
66 Ned Batchelder <http://www.nedbatchelder.com/>
67 Shannon -jj Behrens <http://jjinux.blogspot.com/>
68 Esdras Beleza <linux@esdrasbeleza.com>
69 Chris Bennett <chrisrbennett@yahoo.com>
71 Ben <afternoon@uk2.net>
72 Arvis Bickovskis <viestards.lists@gmail.com>
73 Paul Bissex <http://e-scribe.com/>
75 Matt Boersma <ogghead@gmail.com>
77 Andrew Brehaut <http://brehaut.net/blog>
80 Jonathan Buchanan <jonathan.buchanan@gmail.com>
81 Can Burak Çilingir <canburak@cs.bilgi.edu.tr>
82 Trevor Caira <trevor@caira.com>
83 Ricardo Javier Cárdenes Medina <ricardo.cardenes@gmail.com>
84 Graham Carlyle <graham.carlyle@maplecroft.net>
85 Antonio Cavedoni <http://cavedoni.com/>
88 Chris Chamberlin <dja@cdc.msbx.net>
89 Amit Chakradeo <http://amit.chakradeo.net/>
91 Sengtha Chay <sengtha@e-khmer.com>
92 ivan.chelubeev@gmail.com
93 Bryan Chow <bryan at verdjn dot com>
94 Michal Chruszcz <troll@pld-linux.org>
95 Ian Clelland <clelland@gmail.com>
96 Russell Cloran <russell@rucus.net>
99 Paul Collier <paul@paul-collier.com>
100 Pete Crosier <pete.crosier@gmail.com>
101 Matt Croydon <http://www.postneo.com/>
102 Leah Culver <leah@pownce.com>
103 flavio.curella@gmail.com
104 Jure Cuhalev <gandalf@owca.info>
105 John D'Agostino <john.dagostino@gmail.com>
106 dackze+django@gmail.com
107 David Danier <goliath.mailinglist@gmx.de>
108 Dirk Datzert <dummy@habmalnefrage.de>
109 Jonathan Daugherty (cygnus) <http://www.cprogrammer.org/>
110 dave@thebarproject.com
112 Jason Davies (Esaj) <http://www.jasondavies.com/>
115 Max Derkachev <mderk@yandex.ru>
116 Rajesh Dhawan <rajesh.dhawan@gmail.com>
117 Sander Dijkhuis <sander.dijkhuis@gmail.com>
118 Jordan Dimov <s3x3y1@gmail.com>
120 dready <wil@mojipage.com>
121 Maximillian Dornseif <md@hudora.de>
122 Jeremy Dunck <http://dunck.us/>
123 Andrew Durdin <adurdin@gmail.com>
125 Andy Dustman <farcepest@gmail.com>
127 Nick Efford <nick@efford.org>
130 Enrico <rico.bl@gmail.com>
131 A. Murat Eren <meren@pardus.org.tr>
132 Ludvig Ericson <ludvig.ericson@gmail.com>
134 Dirk Eschler <dirk.eschler@gmx.net>
135 Marc Fargas <telenieko@telenieko.com>
136 Szilveszter Farkas <szilveszter.farkas@gmail.com>
138 Dmitri Fedortchenko <zeraien@gmail.com>
139 Bill Fenner <fenner@gmail.com>
140 Stefane Fermgier <sf@fermigier.com>
141 Afonso Fernández Nogueira <fonzzo.django@gmail.com>
142 Matthew Flanagan <http://wadofstuff.blogspot.com>
143 Eric Floehr <eric@intellovations.com>
144 Vincent Foley <vfoleybourgon@yahoo.ca>
145 Rudolph Froger <rfroger@estrate.nl>
146 Jorge Gajon <gajon@gajon.org>
148 Marc Garcia <marc.garcia@accopensys.com>
149 Andy Gayton <andy-django@thecablelounge.com>
151 Dimitris Glezos <dimitris@glezos.com>
153 martin.glueck@gmail.com
154 Artyom Gnilov <boobsd@gmail.com>
155 GomoX <gomo@datafull.com>
156 Mario Gonzalez <gonzalemario@gmail.com>
157 pradeep.gowda@gmail.com
158 Simon Greenhill <dev@simon.net.nz>
160 Espen Grindhaug <http://grindhaug.org/>
161 Thomas Güttler <hv@tbz-pariv.de>
163 Brian Harring <ferringb@gmail.com>
166 Joe Heck <http://www.rhonabwy.com/wp/>
167 Joel Heenan <joelh-django@planetjoel.com>
168 hipertracker@gmail.com
169 Deryck Hodge <http://www.devurandom.org/>
170 Brett Hoerner <bretthoerner@bretthoerner.com>
171 Ian Holsman <http://feh.holsman.net/>
172 Kieran Holland <http://www.kieranholland.com>
173 Sung-Jin Hong <serialx.net@gmail.com>
174 Richard House <Richard.House@i-logue.com>
175 Robert Rock Howard <http://djangomojo.com/>
176 Rob Hudson <http://rob.cogit8.org/>
177 Jason Huggins <http://www.jrandolph.com/blog/>
179 Ibon <ibonso@gmail.com>
181 Baurzhan Ismagulov <ibr@radix50.net>
184 Zak Johnson <zakj@nox.cx>
185 Michael Josephson <http://www.sdjournal.com/>
187 junzhang.jn@gmail.com
188 Antti Kaihola <http://akaihola.blogspot.com/>
189 Bahadır Kandemir <bahadir@pardus.org.tr>
190 Karderio <karderio@gmail.com>
191 Nagy Károly <charlie@rendszergazda.com>
192 Erik Karulf <erik@karulf.com>
193 Ben Dean Kawamura <ben.dean.kawamura@gmail.com>
194 Ian G. Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>
195 Thomas Kerpe <thomas@kerpe.net>
196 Ben Khoo <khoobks@westnet.com.au>
197 Garth Kidd <http://www.deadlybloodyserious.com/>
198 kilian <kilian.cavalotti@lip6.fr>
199 Sune Kirkeby <http://ibofobi.dk/>
200 Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>
201 Cameron Knight (ckknight)
202 Nena Kojadin <nena@kiberpipa.org>
203 Igor Kolar <ike@email.si>
205 Martin Kosír <martin@martinkosir.net>
206 Meir Kriheli <http://mksoft.co.il/>
207 Bruce Kroeze <http://coderseye.com/>
208 krzysiek.pawlik@silvermedia.pl
211 knox <christobzr@gmail.com>
214 Panos Laganakos <panos.laganakos@gmail.com>
215 lakin.wecker@gmail.com
216 Nick Lane <nick.lane.au@gmail.com>
217 Stuart Langridge <http://www.kryogenix.org/>
218 Paul Lanier <planier@google.com>
219 Nicola Larosa <nico@teknico.net>
220 Rune Rønde Laursen <runerl@skjoldhoej.dk>
221 Eugene Lazutkin <http://lazutkin.com/blog/>
222 Jeong-Min Lee <falsetru@gmail.com>
223 Jannis Leidel <jl@websushi.org>
224 Christopher Lenz <http://www.cmlenz.net/>
226 Waylan Limberg <waylan@gmail.com>
228 Philip Lindborg <philip.lindborg@gmail.com>
229 Trey Long <trey@ktrl.com>
230 msaelices <msaelices@gmail.com>
231 Matt McClanahan <http://mmcc.cx/>
232 Martin Maney <http://www.chipy.org/Martin_Maney>
233 masonsimon+django@gmail.com
235 Petr Marhoun <petr.marhoun@gmail.com>
236 Petar Marić <http://www.petarmaric.com/>
237 Nuno Mariz <nmariz@gmail.com>
238 Marijn Vriens <marijn@metronomo.cl>
240 Yasushi Masuda <whosaysni@gmail.com>
242 Jason McBrayer <http://www.carcosa.net/jason/>
244 michael.mcewan@gmail.com
246 Mikko Hellsing <mikko@sorl.net>
247 Orestis Markou <orestis@orestis.gr>
248 Slawek Mikula <slawek dot mikula at gmail dot com>
251 Andreas Mock <andreas.mock@web.de>
252 Reza Mohammadi <reza@zeerak.ir>
253 Aljosa Mohorovic <aljosa.mohorovic@gmail.com>
254 Ramiro Morales <rm0@gmx.net>
255 Eric Moritz <http://eric.themoritzfamily.com/>
256 mrmachine <real.human@mrmachine.net>
257 Robin Munn <http://www.geekforgod.com/>
258 Robert Myers <myer0052@gmail.com>
260 Gopal Narayanan <gopastro@gmail.com>
261 Fraser Nevett <mail@nevett.org>
262 Sam Newman <http://www.magpiebrain.com/>
263 Afonso Fernández Nogueira <fonzzo.django@gmail.com>
264 Neal Norwitz <nnorwitz@google.com>
265 Todd O'Bryan <toddobryan@mac.com>
266 oggie rob <oz.robharvey@gmail.com>
267 Jay Parlar <parlar@gmail.com>
268 Carlos Eduardo de Paula <carlosedp@gmail.com>
269 pavithran s <pavithran.s@gmail.com>
270 Barry Pederson <bp@barryp.org>
271 permonik@mesias.brnonet.cz
272 petr.marhoun@gmail.com
273 pgross@thoughtworks.com
274 phaedo <http://phaedo.cx/>
276 phil.h.smith@gmail.com
278 Luke Plant <http://lukeplant.me.uk/>
280 Mihai Preda <mihai_preda@yahoo.com>
281 Daniel Poelzleithner <http://poelzi.org/>
283 Jyrki Pulliainen <jyrki.pulliainen@gmail.com>
284 Johann Queuniet <johann.queuniet@adh.naellia.eu>
286 Michael Radziej <mir@noris.de>
287 Laurent Rahuel <laurent.rahuel@gmail.com>
288 Amit Ramon <amit.ramon@gmail.com>
289 Philippe Raoult <philippe.raoult@n2nsoft.com>
290 Massimiliano Ravelli <massimiliano.ravelli@gmail.com>
291 Brian Ray <http://brianray.chipy.org/>
293 David Reynolds <david@reynoldsfamily.org.uk>
295 ricardojbarrios@gmail.com
297 Henrique Romano <onaiort@gmail.com>
299 Brian Rosner <brosner@gmail.com>
300 Oliver Rutherfurd <http://rutherfurd.net/>
302 Manuel Saelices <msaelices@yaco.es>
303 Ivan Sagalaev (Maniac) <http://www.softwaremaniacs.org/>
304 Vinay Sajip <vinay_sajip@yahoo.co.uk>
307 Ilya Semenov <semenov@inetss.com>
309 John Shaffer <jshaffer2112@gmail.com>
310 Pete Shinners <pete@shinners.org>
311 jason.sidabras@gmail.com
312 Jozko Skrablin <jozko.skrablin@gmail.com>
313 Ben Slavin <benjamin.slavin@gmail.com>
314 SmileyChris <smileychris@gmail.com>
318 Leo Soto <leo.soto@gmail.com>
319 Wiliam Alves de Souza <wiliamsouza83@gmail.com>
320 Don Spaulding <donspauldingii@gmail.com>
321 Bjørn Stabell <bjorn@exoweb.net>
322 Georgi Stanojevski <glisha@gmail.com>
323 starrynight <cmorgh@gmail.com>
324 Vasiliy Stavenko <stavenko@gmail.com>
325 Thomas Steinacher <http://www.eggdrop.ch/>
326 Johan C. Stöver <johan@nilling.nl>
328 Thomas Stromberg <tstromberg@google.com>
331 Radek Švarz <http://www.svarz.cz/translate/>
332 Swaroop C H <http://www.swaroopch.info>
333 Aaron Swartz <http://www.aaronsw.com/>
334 Ville Säävuori <http://www.unessa.net/>
335 Tyler Tarabula <tyler.tarabula@gmail.com>
336 Tyson Tate <tyson@fallingbullets.com>
337 Frank Tegtmeyer <fte@fte.to>
339 thebjorn <bp@datakortet.no>
340 Zach Thompson <zthompson47@gmail.com>
342 Deepak Thukral <deep.thukral@gmail.com>
346 Joe Topjian <http://joe.terrarum.net/geek/code/python/django/>
347 torne-django@wolfpuppy.org.uk
348 Karen Tracey <graybark@bellsouth.net>
349 tstromberg@google.com
350 Makoto Tsuyuki <mtsuyuki@gmail.com>
352 David Tulig <david.tulig@gmail.com>
355 I.S. van Oostveen <v.oostveen@idca.nl>
356 viestards.lists@gmail.com
357 George Vilches <gav@thataddress.com>
358 Vlado <vlado@labath.org>
360 wam-djangobug@wamber.net
361 Wang Chun <wangchun@exoweb.net>
362 Filip Wasilewski <filip.wasilewski@gmail.com>
363 Dan Watson <http://theidioteque.net/>
364 Chris Wesseling <Chris.Wesseling@cwi.nl>
365 James Wheare <django@sparemint.com>
366 charly.wilhelm@gmail.com
367 Rachel Willmer <http://www.willmer.com/kb/>
368 Gary Wilson <gary.wilson@gmail.com>
369 Jakub Wiśniowski <restless.being@gmail.com>
370 Maciej Wiśniowski <pigletto@gmail.com>
372 Jason Yan <tailofthesun@gmail.com>
373 ye7cakf02@sneakemail.com
374 ymasuda@ethercube.com
375 Jarek Zgoda <jarek.zgoda@gmail.com>
378 A big THANK YOU goes to:
380 Rob Curley and Ralph Gage for letting us open-source Django.
382 Frank Wiles for making excellent arguments for open-sourcing, and for
383 his sage sysadmin advice.
385 Ian Bicking for convincing Adrian to ditch code generation.
387 Mark Pilgrim for diveintopython.org.
389 Guido van Rossum for creating Python.