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              * Kolibri OS  0.7.7.0+ *
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              *    February 2010     *
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   The latest release of the OS is available on the official site:
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            http://kolibrios.org
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   If you have questions - look for support on our forum:
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            http://board.kolibrios.org (rus+eng)
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             *  What is new in this release?   *
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    The following changes, revisions, fixes in the kernel have been made:
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  From Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond) - Russian Federation
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    1) Improvement of drives detection using BIOS service (V86)
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    2) Kernel bugfixes.
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  From Sergey Semyonov (Serge) - Russian Federation
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    1) Driver for ATI videocards updated.
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    2) Linux-like kernel mutexes
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  From Mihail Semenyako (mike.dld) - Republic of Belarus
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    1) Refactoring of window subsystem.
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  From 
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    1) Processing API functions in order to completely remove the shift-register-call
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    2) Refactoring, optimization, bugfixes of some places in the kernel.
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  From A.Jerdev (art_zh) - United Kingdom
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    1) Memory-mapped I/O (MMIO) access from the userworld.
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    2) PCIe Extended configuration space access (auto-adjust for AMD-NPT since Athlon64).
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  From turbanoff
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    1) Read from ext2fs/ext3fs.
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  From Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79) - Russian Federation
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    1) Improvements in the processing of mouse clicks.
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  From hidnplayr
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    1) Rewriting of the entire network subsystem.
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  From Asper
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   1) Drivers for the sound cards VT823(X) and EMU10K1X.
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  From tsdima
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    1) Driver for the sound card ForteMedia fm801.
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  From Maxis
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    1) changes in free memory checks.
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    The following changes, revisions, fixes in applications have been made:
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   * New versions of applications and new applications:
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    VIEW3DS  - macgub, version 0.054
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    FASM     - Pavel Rymovski (Heavyiron), updated to version 1.69.11
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               IgorA, use the library box_lib, russification,
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               Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79) fix bugs encountered
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               Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), fix of window wrapping
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    PCIDEV   - art_zh,  MMIO sample dumps added;  vendors database
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                trimmed to reduce the distro size.
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    BOARD    - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), do not throw out existing
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                messages at the program start
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    UNVWATER - Asper, demo ported from OctaOS
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                (the author is Octavio Vega Fernandez).
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    HEED     - staper, version 0.14: use the library box_lib;
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                Ctrl+C/X/V, Ctrl+B to select a block
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               Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79), using of OpenDialog component,
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                little optimization of the code
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    SHELL    - Albom, version 0.4.2
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    CPU      - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond) at the suggestion of
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               Kirill Lipatov (Leency), do not show system processes
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                by default
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    HTMLV    - Kirill Lipatov (Leency), version 0.62a
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    EOLITE   - Kirill Lipatov (Leency), version 0.98.7a
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    RTFREAD  - Sorcerer, cosmetic fix
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               dunkaist, menu_bar and scroll_bar from box_lib, 'end' hotkey
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    E80      - Albom, version 0.5.1
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    KIV      - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), file name in the window
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                title, configurable keyboard shortcuts for next/prev
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                images in the current folder
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    SUDOKU   - staper, port of Sudoku game - that is a puzzle with digits, where you
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                have to fill free cells with digits from 1 to 9 so that every row,
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                every column and every small square 3x3 contain each digit just one time.
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                There are 9 levels in the game.
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    REVERSI  - staper, port of strategy game Reversi (Othello)
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    MSQUARE  - staper, math puzzle "magic square": sum of the numbers in rows, columns
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                (less often in diagonals) should be equal
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    FINDN-S  - Artemonische, a simple game in which you have to collect all the numbers
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                in the order of 10 to 90
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    PANEL    - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), a little change in the panel clock
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                and reanimation of backlight on the Alt+[Shift+]Tab press.
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    AC97SND  - Asper, support of playlists in m3u format.
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    @NOTIFY  - SoUrcerer, program for popup text messages
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    DOSBOX   - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), version 0.74
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    ASCIIVJU - Konstantin Dutkevich (Nazarus), program shows ASCII table
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    PIPETKA  - Rock_maniak_forever, program to get color of a pixel on the screen
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    SNAKE    - dunkaist, yet another implementation of classic game
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    DOWNLOADER- Updated to work with new stack by hidnplayr, bugfixes by mario
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    FTPC     - Command-line FTP client from hidnplayr
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    FTPD     - New FTP daemon with ini-based config from hidnplayr
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    PING     - ICMP echo (ping) program from hidnplayr
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    IRCC     - New IRC client from hidnplayr
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    NETCFG   - Network configuration utility from hidnplayr
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    NETSTAT  - Network status program from hidnplayr
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    NSLOOKUP - Name service lookup utility from CleverMouse
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    SYNERGYC - Synergy software keyboard/mouse sharing client from hidnplayr
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    TELNET   - New telnet client from hidnplayr
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    TFTPC    - New TFTP client from hidnplayr
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    ZEROCONF - Updated to work on new stack, bugfixes by
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    LOADDRV  - New program, loads the driver of which the name was given as a parameter,
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                  from hidnplayr
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    TERMINAL - New program, RS232 terminal emulator from hidnplayr
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   * New versions of dynamic libraries and new dynamic libraries:
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    libini   - Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond), added function to read
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                keyboard shortcuts
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    box_lib  - IgorA, update component tree_list, new component
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                text_editor, documentation on the library
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               Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79) refinement of OpenDialog component, rewriting
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                of some applications to use it, new component PathShow
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        console  - numpad support and some escape code support from hidnplayr
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                           bugfixes by Serge, SoUrcerer and Leency
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        http     - HTTP library from hidnplayr
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        * New versions of drivers and new drivers:
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    sound       - service to detect the soundcard and load correct driver
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                    by hidnplayr
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    3c59x       - 3Com network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr
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    dec21x4x    - New DEC network driver (for VirtualPC), written by hidnplayr
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    i8254x      - New intel eepro/1000 network driver written by hidnplayr
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    i8255x      - intel eepro/100 network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr
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    mdt80x      - Myson mtd80x network driver, written by hidnplayr
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    pcnet32     - AMD pcnet driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr
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    r6040       - New RDC R6040 network driver, written by hidnplayr and asper
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    rhine       - New VIA Rhine network driver, written by hidnplayr and asper
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    rtl8029     - Realtek 8029 network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr
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    rtl8139     - Realtek 8139 network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr
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    rtl8169     - Realtek 8169 network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr
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    sis900      - SIS 900 network driver, converted to new stack by hidnplayr
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/-----------------------------------------------\
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* Dates of publication of the distribution kits *
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RE N1           30.08.2003
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RE N2           07.10.2003
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RE N3           26.11.2003
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RE N4           23.12.2003
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RE N5           15.02.2004
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RE N6           27.03.2004
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KOLIBRI N1      16.05.2004
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RE N7           11.06.2004
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KOLIBRI N2      28.08.2004
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RE N8           01.12.2004
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KOLIBRI N3      22.02.2005
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        Beta 2: 20.03.2005
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KOLIBRI N4      07.06.2005
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KOLIBRI 0.5.0.0 04.10.2005
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        0.5.1.0 12.10.2005
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        0.5.2.0 02.12.2005
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        0.5.3.0 18.03.2006
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        0.5.8.0 09.07.2006
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        0.5.8.1 25.07.2006
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        0.6.0.0 04.09.2006
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        0.6.3.0 31.10.2006
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        0.6.5.0 14.02.2007
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        0.7.0.0 07.06.2007
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        0.7.1.0 23.09.2007
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        0.7.5.0 31.01.2009
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        0.7.7.0 13.12.2009
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* KolibriOS TEAM *
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This list contains all, who has actively helped to creation and development
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of KolibriOS, whoever possible.
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 (people are enumerated in the order by time of participation in the project,
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  from bottom to top - from past to future, through present)
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* Trans                                \
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* VaStaNi                              |
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* Ivan Poddubny                        |
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* Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79)            |
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* Mihail Semenyako (mike.dld)          |  system programming
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* Sergey Kuzmin (Wildwest)             |
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* Andrey Halyavin (halyavin)           |  loaders,
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* Mihail Lisovin (Mihasik)             |  kernel improvements and so on
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* Andrey Ignatiev (andrew_programmer)  |
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* NoName                               |
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* Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond)          |
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* Iliya Mihailov (Ghost)               |
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* Sergey Semyonov (Serge)              |
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* Johnny_B                             |
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* kasTIgar                             |
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* SPraid                               |
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* Rus                                  |
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* Alver                                |
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* Maxis                                |
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* Galkov                               |
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* CleverMouse                          |
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* tsdima                               |
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* turbanoff                            |
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* Asper                                |
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* art_zh                               |
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* hidnplayr                                                        /
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* Mihail Lisovin (Mihasik)             \
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* Andrey Ivushkin (Willow)             |
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* Mihail Semenyako (mike.dld)          |
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* Pavlushin Evgeny (Exis)              |
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* Ivan Poddubny                        |  application programming
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* Marat Zakiyanov (Mario79)            |
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* Sergey Kuzmin (Wildwest)             |
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* Andrey Halyavin (halyavin)           |  creation of new,
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* Hex                                  |  port of existing
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* Andrey Ignatiev (andrew_programmer)  |  or revisions of old
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* ealex                                |  applications for Kolibri
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* Olaf                                 |
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* Evgeny Grechnikov (Diamond)          |
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* Navanax                              |
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* Johnny_B                             |
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* Pavel Rymovski (Heavyiron)           |
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* Vitaly Bendik (mistifi(ator)         |
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* Iliya Mihailov (Ghost)               |
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* Maxim Evtihov (Maxxxx32)             |
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* Vladimir Zaitsev (Rabid Rabbit)      |
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* vectoroc                             |
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* Alexey Teplov ()                |
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* Sergey Semyonov (Serge)              |
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* YELLOW                               |
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* iadn                                 |
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* Maciej Guba (macgub)                 |
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* Mario Birkner (cYfleXX)              |
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* hidden player (hidnplayr)            |
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* trolly                               |
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* nilgui                               |
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* kaitz                                |
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* DedOk                                |
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* SPraid                               |
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* Rus                                  |
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* Alver                                |
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* Dron2004                             |
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* Gluk                                 |
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* Aleksandr Bogomaz (Albom)            |
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* Kirill Lipatov (Leency)              |
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* Vasiliy Kosenko (vkos)               |
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* IgorA                                |
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* staper                               |
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* chaykin                              |
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* Alexander Meshcheryakov              |
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    (Self-Perfection)                  |
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* CleverMouse                          |
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* tsdima                               |
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* art_zh                               |
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* Asper                                |
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* Pterox                               |
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* Artemonische                         |
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* dunkaist                             /
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* Hex                                  \
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* Diamond                              /  documentation
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* CodeWorld                            \  forum http://meos.sysbin.com
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* mike.dld                             /  site http://kolibrios.org; svn-server
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* Alexey Teplov ()                \          (KolibriOS logo)
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* goglus                               |  design  (KolibriOS background)
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* Kirill Lipatov (Leency)              /          (KolibriOS icons)
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* Pavel Rymovski (Heavyiron)           \
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* Vitaly Bendik (mistifi(ator)         |
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* vectoroc                             |
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* Veliant                              |  testing,
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* AqwAS                                |  countenance
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* Mike                                 |
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* camper                               |
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* Dmitry the Sorcerer                  |
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* Ataualpa                             |
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* Maxis                                |
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* Galkov                               |
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* ChE                                  /
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and others...
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                                                KolibriOS team