Credits

Simple Machines wants to thank everyone who helped make SMF 2.1 what it is today; shaping and directing our project, all through the thick and the thin. It wouldn't have been possible without you. This includes our users and especially Charter Members - thanks for installing and using our software as well as providing valuable feedback, bug reports, and opinions.

The Team

Project Management
Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen, Michele "Illori" Davis, Jessica "Suki" González, and Will "Kindred" Wagner.
Developers
Jon "Sesquipedalian" Stovell, John "live627" Rayes, Aaron van Geffen, Antechinus, Bjoern "Bloc" Kristiansen, Brad "IchBin™" Grow, Colin Schoen, emanuele, Hendrik Jan "Compuart" Visser, Jessica "Suki" González, Juan "JayBachatero" Hernandez, Karl "RegularExpression" Benson, Matthew "Labradoodle-360" Kerle, Grudge, Michael "Oldiesmann" Eshom, Michael "Thantos" Miller, Norv, Oscar "Ozp" Rydhé, Peter "Arantor" Spicer, Selman "[SiNaN]" Eser, Shawn Bulen, Shitiz "Dragooon" Garg, Theodore "Orstio" Hildebrandt, Thorsten "TE" Eurich, and winrules.
Support Specialists
Will "Kindred" Wagner, Doug Heffernan, lurkalot, Aleksi "Lex" Kilpinen, br360, GigaWatt, ziycon, Adam Tallon, Bigguy, Bruno "margarett" Alves, CapadY, ChalkCat, Chas Large, Duncan85, gbsothere, JimM, Justyne, Kat, Kevin "greyknight17" Hou, Krash, Mashby, Michael Colin Blaber, Old Fossil, S-Ace, shadav, Steve, Storman™, Wade "sησω" Poulsen, and xenovanis.
Customizers
Diego Andrés, GL700Wing, Johnnie "TwitchisMental" Ballew, Jonathan "vbgamer45" Valentin, Sami "SychO" Mazouz, Brannon "B" Hall, Gary M. Gadsdon, Jack "akabugeyes" Thorsen, Jason "JBlaze" Clemons, Joey "Tyrsson" Smith, Kays, Michael "Mick." Gomez, NanoSector, Ricky., Russell "NEND" Najar, and SA™.
Documentation Writers
Michele "Illori" Davis, Irisado, AngelinaBelle, Chainy, Graeme Spence, and Joshua "groundup" Dickerson.
Localizers
Nikola "Dzonny" Novaković, m4z, Francisco "d3vcho" Domínguez, Robert Monden, and Relyana.
Marketing
Adish "(F.L.A.M.E.R)" Patel, Bryan "Runic" Deakin, Marcus "cσσкιє мσηѕтєя" Forsberg, and Ralph "[n3rve]" Otowo.
Site Administrators
Jeremy "SleePy" Darwood.
Servers Administrators
Derek Schwab, Michael Johnson, and Liroy van Hoewijk.

Special Thanks

Consulting Developers
albertlast, Brett Flannigan, Mark Rose, René-Gilles "Nao 尚" Deberdt, tinoest, and everyone who contributed on GitHub.
Beta Testers
The invaluable few who tirelessly find bugs, provide feedback, and drive the developers crazier.
Language Translators
Thank you for your efforts which make it possible for people all around the world to use SMF.
Founding Father of SMF
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Original Project Managers
Jeff Lewis, Joseph Fung, and David Recordon.
In loving memory of
Crip, K@, metallica48423, Paul_Pauline, and Rock Lee.

And for anyone we may have missed, thank you!

Software/Graphics

Graphics
Fugue Icons | © 2012 Yusuke Kamiyamane | These icons are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License
Oxygen Icons | These icons are licensed under GNU LGPLv3
Software
JQuery | © John Resig | Licensed under The MIT License (MIT)
hoverIntent | © Brian Cherne | Licensed under The MIT License (MIT)
SCEditor | © Sam Clarke | Licensed under The MIT License (MIT)
animaDrag | © Abel Mohler | Licensed under The MIT License (MIT)
jQuery Custom Scrollbar | © Maciej Zubala | Licensed under The MIT License (MIT)
jQuery Responsive Slider | © booncon ROCKETS | Licensed under The MIT License (MIT)
At.js | © chord.luo@gmail.com | Licensed under The MIT License (MIT)
HTML5 Desktop Notifications | © Tsvetan Tsvetkov | Licensed under The Apache License Version 2.0
GAuth Code Generator/Validator | © Chris Cornutt | Licensed under The MIT License (MIT)
Dropzone.js | © Matias Meno | Licensed under The MIT License (MIT)
Minify | © Matthias Mullie | Licensed under The MIT License (MIT)
PHP-Punycode | © True B.V. | Licensed under The MIT License (MIT)
Fonts
Anonymous Pro | © 2009 | This font is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1
ConsolaMono | © 2012 | This font is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1
Phennig | © 2009-2012 | This font is licensed under the SIL Open Font License, Version 1.1

Forum Copyright

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