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 License: Apache 2
 
-Thanks to
+itoopie and I2PControl were sponsored by Relakks & Ipredator.
+Development began during the summer of 2011 and the first alpha was launched in July.
+
+Thanks to:
+- Jan-Erik Fiske and Peter Sunde for actively helping privacy and anonymity online.
 - KillYourTV for debugging and helping out with platform testing
   as well as fixing the shortcuts of the installer.
 - User for tons of testing and a lot of good ideas and requests.