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title: About · Ratchet
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        <h2>History</h2>
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        <h2>Team</h2>
        <p class="lead">Ratchet is maintained by one of its creators, a couple of core contributors, and its awesome community.</p>

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              <strong>Connor Sears</strong> @connors
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              <strong>Connor Montgomery</strong> @connor
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              <strong>Mark Otto</strong> @mdo
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        <p>Get involved with Ratchet development by <a href="https://github.com/twbs/ratchet/issues/new">opening an issue</a> or submitting a pull request. Read our <a href="https://github.com/twbs/ratchet/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md">contributing guidelines</a> for information on how we develop.</p>
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