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{{project_name_short}} Authorship. Code Contributors, Artistic Contributors, Other Contributors

{{project_name_short}} is developed by an independent team of contributors committed to the idea that privacy and security are essential rights.
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= Current Contributors =
'''Table:'''  ''Current {{project_name_short}} Contributors'' <ref>
Contributors are listed in rough chronological order.
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{|   class="wikitable"
!| Name
!| Role
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| [[Patrick Schleizer]]
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* {{project_name_short}} founder and lead developer
|-  class="odd"

| [https://forums.whonix.org/u/hulahoop/activity HulaHoop]
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* {{project_name_short}} [[KVM]] contributor, miscellaneous
* Research
* {{project_name_short}} social media administrator
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| [https://forums.whonix.org/u/jasonjayalap/activity Jason Ayala]
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* Creative consultant
* Usability testing and feedback
* English language fixes
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| [https://forums.whonix.org/u/tnt_bom_bom/activity TNT_BOM_BOM]
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* [[Support#Tor|IRC User Support]] (and any other chat platform)
* Testing
* {{project_name_short}} wiki screenshots and Libre illustrations
* {{project_name_short}} social media administrator
* Wiki auditor
|-

| [https://forums.whonix.org/u/madaidan/activity madaidan ]
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* Kernel hardening <ref>https://forums.whonix.org/t/kernel-hardening/7296</ref>
* AppArmor improvements <ref>https://forums.whonix.org/t/full-system-mac-policy/8339</ref>
* Numerous, miscellaneous security commits <ref>Including systemd sandboxing, blacklisting of uncommon network protocols, restricting hardware information to root, and more restrictive {{project_name_short}} file permissions.</ref>
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| [https://github.com/0xsirus Sirus Shahini]
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* [https://github.com/0xsirus/tirdad tirdad] (Tirdad kernel module for random ISN generation)
* Security consultant
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| [https://forums.whonix.org/u/onion_knight/summary onion_knight]
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* Host operating system installer, ISO live boot ([https://www.whonix.org/wiki/Whonix-Host Whonix-Host])
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| [https://stringersoftware.io Rob Stringer], (github [https://github.com/Mycobee @Mycobee])
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* [https://forums.whonix.org/t/ci-whonix-testing/15839 Continuous Integration (CI)]
* [https://forums.whonix.org/t/packages-debian-org-apt-package-repository-web-interface-for-deb-whonix-org/10937 Package Parser]

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| [https://github.com/raja-grewal Raja Grewal]
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* Kernel hardening
* Numerous security improvements
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For the full list of {{project_name_short}} components and the respective contributor, see [[Contribute#Contributor_List|here]]. <ref>
Interested readers can also refer to a previous [https://forums.whonix.org/t/maintainers-for-various-parts-kvm-qubes-virtualbox-msgcollector-apparmor/454 forum discussion about {{project_name_short}} contributors].
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= Donors =

'''New program'''! Donors are now eligible to be added to a list of our donors. You are making a very important contribution to the maintenance and progress of {{project_name_short}}. '''THANK YOU VERY MUCH'''!
Find out more about our [[Donors|Donor Recognition Program]].

= Past Contributors =

{{project_name_short}} would not exist in its current form without the significant efforts of numerous contributors from the community. Gratitude is expressed to all past contributors, big or small.

'''Table:''' ''Previous {{project_name_short}} Contributors'' <ref>Contributors are listed in rough chronological order. Please add your name / handle and contribution(s) here if they have not already been listed. Wiki administrators will confirm your contributions prior to publication.</ref>

{|   class="wikitable"
!| Name
!| Contributions
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| smarm
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* TorBOX wiki editor
* English language fixes
* python leaktest script creation
* Contact: smarm [at] hushmail dot com
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| Cypherpunks / Anonymous
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* TorBOX build shell script creation
* Initial TorBOX binary releases <ref>February 2012; TorBOX was a forerunner to {{project_name_short}}.</ref>
* Rewrote the TorBOX guide for VirtualBox, instead of VMware <ref>February 2012.</ref>
* Improved the iptables firewall configuration and added a hardening section <ref>February 2012.</ref>
|-

| Joshua
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* Previous [https://sourceforge.net/u/jbwhonixxxx/profile forum moderator] at the legacy sourceforge {{project_name_short}} forum
* Contributed a phone number so the Google+ and Youtube {{project_name_short}} accounts could be created
* Documentation feedback
* Tested {{project_name_short}} images
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| scarp
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* Feedback on {{project_name_short}} source code and change commits
* Reviewed {{project_name_short}} build documentation
* Tested building {{project_name_short}} from source code
* Helped integrate TorChat into {{project_name_short}}
* Reviewed matters concerning public relations
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| Anonymous
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* Documentation feedback
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| CJ
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* Created the original TorBOX logo
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| Cuan Knaggs
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* Created the {{project_name_short}} stream isolation graphic
* Contact: [https://web.archive.org/web/20160128180608/http://revolver.za.net/ revolver] print media for graphical web design, web development, cms and e-commerce
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| fortasse
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* whonix.org server administrator
* [https://forums.whonix.org/u/fortasse/activity Forum activity]
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| WhonixQubes
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* First Whonix integration into Qubes
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| IronSoldier
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* IRC User Support
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| [https://forums.whonix.org/u/ego/activity Ego ]
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* [https://github.com/EgoBits1/{{project_name_short}} Windows Installer-deprecated Whonix Windows installer] <ref>Past role: Wiki translations coordinator.</ref>
* Forum user support and forum moderator
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| [https://forums.whonix.org/u/entr0py/summary entropy]
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* Testing
* Forum user support and forum moderator
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| [https://forums.whonix.org/u/troubadour/activity troubadour]
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* Tor Controller GUI and [[Sdwdate-gui|sdwdate-GUI]] contributor
* [[AppArmor|AppArmor]] profiles
* {{project_name_short}} Setup Wizard <ref>Forerunner to [[Anon_Connection_Wizard_|Anon Connection Wizard]].</ref>
* [https://github.com/Kicksecure/msgcollector/blob/master/usr/libexec/msgcollector/msgdispatcher_dispatch_x msgdispatcher_dispatch_x]
* [[sdwdate-gui]]
* Tor Controller GUI
* Miscellaneous
|-

| [https://forums.whonix.org/u/0brand/activity 0brand ]
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* Testing, miscellaneous commits <ref>See [https://github.com/QubesOS/qubes-issues/issues/2623 Comments to use Qubes onion repository].</ref>
* Wiki editor and research
* Forum user support and forum moderator
* [[Dev/Windows Installer|{{project_name_short}} Windows Installer]]
|-

| mig5
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* [[OnionShare|OnionShare]] contributor
|-

|  [https://forums.whonix.org/u/iry/activity iry]
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* [[Anon_Connection_Wizard|Anon Connection Wizard]] contributor
* Miscellaneous
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| Inga Bemman
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* GI Engineer, contributor
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| Algernon
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* [[Live Mode]] contributor
* {{project_name_short}} CLI contributor
* [[Dev/Build_Documentation/Physical_Isolation#Experimental:_On_the_Raspberry_Pi_3_B_.28RPI3.29|Raspberry Pi {{project_name_gateway_long}}]] contributor <ref>See [https://forums.whonix.org/t/whonix-for-arm64-raspberry-pi-rpi/723 {{project_name_short}} for arm64].</ref>
* Xfce Desktop Environment <ref>https://forums.whonix.org/t/whonix-xfce-development/6213</ref>
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| Devitra or Lilias_sorcha
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* [[Support#Tor|IRC User Support]] <ref>https://forums.whonix.org/t/whonix-irc-channel-status/5367</ref>
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| [https://forums.whonix.org/u/torjunkie/summary torjunkie]
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* Wiki editor and research
* Wiki documentation audit
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= Project Statements =
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= See Also =
* [[Contribute]]
* [[Art_Gallery|{{project_name_short}} Art Gallery]]

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