potential contributing guide & author list for synapse

AUTHORS.rst

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+Erik Johnston <erik at matrix.org>
+ * HS core
+ * Federation API impl
+
+Mark Haines <mark at matrix.org>
+ * HS core
+ * Crypto
+ * Content repository
+ * CS v2 API impl
+
+Kegan Dougal <kegan at matrix.org>
+ * HS core
+ * CS v1 API impl
+ * AS API impl
+
+Paul "LeoNerd" Evans <paul at matrix.org>
+ * HS core
+ * Presence
+ * Typing Notifications
+ * Caching layer
+
+Dave Baker <dave at matrix.org>
+ * Push notifications
+ * Auth CS v2 impl
+
+Matthew Hodgson <matthew at matrix.org>
+ * General doc & housekeeping
+ * Vertobot/vertobridge matrix<->verto PoC
+
+Emmanuel Rohee <manu at matrix.org>
+ * Supporting iOS clients (testability and fallback registration)
+  
+Turned to Dust <dwinslow86 at gmail.com>
+ * ArchLinux installation instructions
+
+Brabo <brabo at riseup.net>
+ * Installation instruction fixes