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+Authors of GNU tar.
+
+The following contributions warranted legal paper exchanges with the
+Free Software Foundation. Also see files ChangeLog and THANKS.
+
+TAR Jay Fenlason
+Assigns his changes.
+
+TAR Richard E Salz 1993-03-11
+Disclaims changes to getdate.y.
+
+TAR MANUAL (?) Amy Gorin (US 1963) 1995-01-10
+Assigns the Tar Manual.
+
+TAR Francois Pinard Canada 1949 1996-02-01
+Assigns past and future changes.
+
+TAR Melissa Weisshaus US 1966 1997-04-09
+Assigns changes to the manual and future changes.
+melissa@gnu.ai.mit.edu
+
+TAR Thomas Michael Innis Bushnell US 1967 1997-04-09
+Assigns changes.
+thomas@gnu.ai.mit.edu
+
+TAR Thomas Michael Innis Bushnell US 1967 1997-04-09
+Assigns changes to manual.
+thomas@gnu.ai.mit.edu