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+| Year       | Name                       |
+|------------|----------------------------|
+| 2016-2022  | Sina Ackermann             |
+| 2010-2014  | Katherina Baber            |
+| 2015-2018  | Martin Beck                |
+| 2013-2021  | Beatrix Becker             |
+| 2014       | Markus Blatt               |
+| 2010       | Felix Bode                 |
+| 2020-2022  | Ivan Buntic                |
+| 2018-2021  | Samuel Burbulla            |
+| 2007-2011  | Yufei Cao                  |
+| 2018-2022  | Edward 'Ned' Coltman       |
+| 2011-2020  | Holger Class               |
+| 2008-2013  | Melanie Darcis             |
+| 2008-2009  | Onur Dogan                 |
+| 2015-2022  | Simon Emmert               |
+| 2009-2011  | Karin Erbertseder          |
+| 2009-2014  | Benjamin Faigle            |
+| 2013-2018  | Thomas Fetzer              |
+| 2007-2022  | Bernd Flemisch             |
+| 2007-2010  | Jochen Fritz               |
+| 2015-2016  | Georg Futter               |
+| 2015-2022  | Dennis Gläser              |
+| 2012-2022  | Christoph Grüninger        |
+| 2016-2022  | Katharina Heck             |
+| 2017       | Rainer Helmig              |
+| 2015-2022  | Johannes Hommel            |
+| 2012-2015  | Vishal Jambhekar           |
+| 2013-2014  | Muhammad Adil Javed        |
+| 2012-2017  | Alexander Kissinger        |
+| 2013-2022  | Timo Koch                  |
+| 2020-2021  | Tim Jupe                   |
+| 2020-2022  | Mathis Kelm                |
+| 2022       | Leon Keim                  |
+| 2017       | Kata Kurgyis               |
+| 2018-2022  | Theresa Schollenberger     |
+| 2008-2012  | Andreas Lauser             |
+| 2018       | Giuliano Lombardo          |
+| 2018-2022  | Melanie Lipp               |
+| 2018-2022  | Farid Mohammadi            |
+| 2008-2014  | Klaus Mosthaf              |
+| 2009-2014  | Philipp Nuske              |
+| 2014       | Mirka Papenheim            |
+| 2021-2022  | Dmitry Pavlov              |
+| 2021       | Frank Platzek              |
+| 2013-2014  | Dominik Riesterer          |
+| 2008       | Irina Rybak                |
+| 2019-2020  | Samuel Scherrer            |
+| 2013-2022  | Martin Schneider           |
+| 2009       | Anneli Schöniger           |
+| 2015-2016  | Natalie Schröder           |
+| 2010-2016  | Nicolas Schwenck           |
+| 2015-2021  | Gabriele Seitz             |
+| 2018       | Lincoln Sherpa             |
+| 2011       | Michael Sinsbeck           |
+| 2010,2019-2022  | Leopold Stadler       |
+| 2012-2014  | Alexandru Tatomir          |
+| 2013       | Katharina Türk             |
+| 2018-2022  | Martin Utz                 |
+| 2015-2017  | Larissa de Vries           |
+| 2019       | Andrea Vescovini           |
+| 2020-2022  | Maziar Veyskarami          |
+| 2010-2014  | Lena Walter                |
+| 2020-2022  | Yue Wang                   |
+| 2018-2022  | Felix Weinhardt            |
+| 2015-2022  | Kilian Weishaupt           |
+| 2022       | Kai Wendel                 |
+| 2010-2011,2022  | David Werner          |
+| 2019-2022  | Roman Winter               |
+| 2015       | Hao Wu                     |
+| 2020-2022  | Hanchuan Wu                |
+| 2008-2013  | Markus Wolff               |
+| 2013       | Tianyuan Zheng             |
+| 2021-2022  | Larissa Brencher           |
+| 2021-2022  | Stefanie Kiemle            |
diff --git a/LICENSE.md b/LICENSE.md
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-Licensing Information
-=====================
-
-Copyright holders
------------------
-
-| Year       | Name                       |
-|------------|----------------------------|
-| 2016-2022  | Sina Ackermann             |
-| 2010-2014  | Katherina Baber            |
-| 2015-2018  | Martin Beck                |
-| 2013-2021  | Beatrix Becker             |
-| 2014       | Markus Blatt               |
-| 2010       | Felix Bode                 |
-| 2020-2022  | Ivan Buntic                |
-| 2018-2021  | Samuel Burbulla            |
-| 2007-2011  | Yufei Cao                  |
-| 2018-2022  | Edward 'Ned' Coltman       |
-| 2011-2020  | Holger Class               |
-| 2008-2013  | Melanie Darcis             |
-| 2008-2009  | Onur Dogan                 |
-| 2015-2022  | Simon Emmert               |
-| 2009-2011  | Karin Erbertseder          |
-| 2009-2014  | Benjamin Faigle            |
-| 2013-2018  | Thomas Fetzer              |
-| 2007-2022  | Bernd Flemisch             |
-| 2007-2010  | Jochen Fritz               |
-| 2015-2016  | Georg Futter               |
-| 2015-2022  | Dennis Gläser              |
-| 2012-2022  | Christoph Grüninger        |
-| 2016-2022  | Katharina Heck             |
-| 2017       | Rainer Helmig              |
-| 2015-2022  | Johannes Hommel            |
-| 2012-2015  | Vishal Jambhekar           |
-| 2013-2014  | Muhammad Adil Javed        |
-| 2012-2017  | Alexander Kissinger        |
-| 2013-2022  | Timo Koch                  |
-| 2020-2021  | Tim Jupe                   |
-| 2020-2022  | Mathis Kelm                |
-| 2022       | Leon Keim                  |
-| 2017       | Kata Kurgyis               |
-| 2018-2022  | Theresa Schollenberger     |
-| 2008-2012  | Andreas Lauser             |
-| 2018       | Giuliano Lombardo          |
-| 2018-2022  | Melanie Lipp               |
-| 2018-2022  | Farid Mohammadi            |
-| 2008-2014  | Klaus Mosthaf              |
-| 2009-2014  | Philipp Nuske              |
-| 2014       | Mirka Papenheim            |
-| 2021-2022  | Dmitry Pavlov              |
-| 2021       | Frank Platzek              |
-| 2013-2014  | Dominik Riesterer          |
-| 2008       | Irina Rybak                |
-| 2019-2020  | Samuel Scherrer            |
-| 2013-2022  | Martin Schneider           |
-| 2009       | Anneli Schöniger           |
-| 2015-2016  | Natalie Schröder           |
-| 2010-2016  | Nicolas Schwenck           |
-| 2015-2021  | Gabriele Seitz             |
-| 2018       | Lincoln Sherpa             |
-| 2011       | Michael Sinsbeck           |
-| 2010,2019-2022  | Leopold Stadler       |
-| 2012-2014  | Alexandru Tatomir          |
-| 2013       | Katharina Türk             |
-| 2018-2022  | Martin Utz                 |
-| 2015-2017  | Larissa de Vries           |
-| 2019       | Andrea Vescovini           |
-| 2020-2022  | Maziar Veyskarami          |
-| 2010-2014  | Lena Walter                |
-| 2020-2022  | Yue Wang                   |
-| 2018-2022  | Felix Weinhardt            |
-| 2015-2022  | Kilian Weishaupt           |
-| 2022       | Kai Wendel                 |
-| 2010-2011,2022  | David Werner          |
-| 2019-2022  | Roman Winter               |
-| 2015       | Hao Wu                     |
-| 2020-2022  | Hanchuan Wu                |
-| 2008-2013  | Markus Wolff               |
-| 2013       | Tianyuan Zheng             |
-| 2021-2022  | Larissa Brencher           |
-| 2021-2022  | Stefanie Kiemle            |
-
-
-License
--------
-
-DuMu<sup>x</sup> is licensed under the terms and conditions of the GNU General
-Public License (GPL) version 3 or - at your option - any later
-version. The GPL can be read [online][0], or below.
-
-Please note that DuMu<sup>x</sup>' license, unlike DUNE's, does NOT feature a
-template exception to the GNU General Public License. This means that
-you must publish any source code which uses any of the DuMu<sup>x</sup> header
-files if you want to redistribute your program to third parties. If
-this is unacceptable to you, please [contact us][1] for a commercial license.
-
-[0]: https://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl-3.0.en.html
-[1]: http://www.hydrosys.uni-stuttgart.de/index.en.php
-
-Complete License Text
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-
 ### GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LICENSE
 
 Version 3, 29 June 2007
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -53,7 +53,10 @@ files if you want to redistribute your program to third parties. If
 this is unacceptable to you, please [contact us][6] for a commercial
 license.
 
-See the file [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) for full copying permissions.
+See the file [LICENSE.md](LICENSE.md) for copying permissions.
+For a curated list of contributors see [AUTHORS.md](AUTHORS.md).
+If you notice that a contributor is missing on the list,
+please [contact us][6] or open a merge request adding the name.
 
 How to cite
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