authors, contributors, etc.
listed in no particular order, nor completely

Martin Schlemmer	<azarah@gentoo.org>
Geert Bevin
Nicholas Carpaski 	<carpaski@gentoo.org>
Ned Lud 		<solar@gentoo.org>
Jason Stubbs		<jstubbs@gentoo.org>
Brian Harring 		<ferringb@gentoo.org>
Brad House		<brad@mainstreetsoftworks.com

Additional code from InstallWatch (not sure if it's still in use)
Pancrazio `Ezio' de Mauro <p@demauro.net> 
