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-# CODEOWNERS: https://help.github.com/articles/about-codeowners/
-
-# Primary repo maintainers.
-*                             @gnolang/tech-staff
-
-# Tendermint2.
-/tm2/                         @jaekwon @moul @piux2 @zivkovicmilos
-/tm2/pkg/crypto/              @jaekwon @moul @gnolang/security
-/tm2/pkg/crypto/keys/client/  @jaekwon @gnolang/security
-/tm2/pkg/db/                  @ajnavarro
-# TODO: add per package exceptions
-# ...
-
-# Docs & Content.
-/docs/                        @moul
-/docs/**.md                   @gnolang/devrels
-/docs/**.gif                  @gnolang/devrels
-/docs/Makefile                @gnolang/devrels
-/README.md                    @moul @gnolang/devrels
-/**/README.md                 @gnolang/devrels
-/.gitpod.yml                  @gnolang/devrels
-
-# Gno examples and default contracts.
-/examples/                            @gnolang/tech-staff @gnolang/devrels
-/examples/gno.land/p/demo/            @gnolang/tech-staff @gnolang/devrels
-/examples/gno.land/p/demo/avl/        @jaekwon
-/examples/gno.land/p/demo/bf/         @moul
-/examples/gno.land/p/demo/blog/       @gnolang/devrels
-/examples/gno.land/p/demo/boardsv2/   @ilgooz @jeronimoalbi @moul
-/examples/gno.land/p/demo/cford32/    @thehowl
-/examples/gno.land/p/demo/memeland/   @leohhhn
-/examples/gno.land/p/demo/seqid/      @thehowl
-/examples/gno.land/p/demo/ownable/    @leohhhn
-/examples/gno.land/p/demo/pausable/   @leohhhn
-/examples/gno.land/p/demo/svg/        @moul
-/examples/gno.land/p/demo/tamagotchi/ @moul
-/examples/gno.land/p/demo/ui/         @moul
-/examples/gno.land/r/demo/            @gnolang/tech-staff @gnolang/devrels
-/examples/gno.land/r/demo/art/        @moul
-/examples/gno.land/r/demo/boardsv2/   @ilgooz @jeronimoalbi @moul
-/examples/gno.land/r/demo/memeland/   @leohhhn
-/examples/gno.land/r/demo/tamagotchi/ @moul
-/examples/gno.land/r/demo/userbook/   @leohhhn
-/examples/gno.land/r/gnoland/         @moul
-/examples/gno.land/r/sys/             @moul
-/examples/gno.land/r/jaekwon/         @jaekwon
-/examples/gno.land/r/manfred/         @moul
-
-# Gno.land.
-/gno.land/                    @moul @zivkovicmilos
-/gno.land/cmd/genesis/        @zivkovicmilos
-/gno.land/cmd/gnokey/         @jaekwon @moul @gfanton
-/gno.land/cmd/gnoland/        @zivkovicmilos @gnolang/devops
-/gno.land/cmd/gnoweb/         @gfanton @thehowl @alexiscolin
-/gno.land/pkg/gnoclient/      @zivkovicmilos @leohhhn @gfanton
-/gno.land/pkg/gnoland/        @zivkovicmilos @gfanton
-/gno.land/pkg/keyscli/        @jaekwon @moul @gfanton
-/gno.land/pkg/log/            @zivkovicmilos @gfanton
-/gno.land/pkg/sdk/vm/         @moul @gfanton @thehowl
-/gno.land/pkg/integration/    @gfanton
-/gno.land/genesis/            @moul
-#...
-
-# GnoVM/Gnolang.
-/gnovm/                       @jaekwon @moul @piux2 @thehowl
-/gnovm/stdlibs/               @thehowl
-/gnovm/tests/                 @jaekwon @thehowl @mvertes
-/gnovm/cmd/gno/               @moul @thehowl
-/gnovm/pkg/gnolang/           @jaekwon @moul @piux2
-/gnovm/pkg/doc/               @thehowl
-/gnovm/pkg/repl/              @mvertes @ajnavarro
-/gnovm/pkg/gnomod/            @thehowl
-/gnovm/pkg/gnoenv/            @gfanton
-/gnovm/pkg/transpiler/        @thehowl
-/gnovm/pkg/integration/       @gfanton
-
-# Contribs
-/contribs/                    @gnolang/tech-staff
-/contribs/gnodev/             @gfanton
-/contribs/gnokeykc/           @moul
-/contribs/gnomd/              @moul
-
-# Misc
-/misc/                        @gnolang/tech-staff
-/misc/loop/                   @moul @gnolang/devops
-/misc/deployments/            @moul @gnolang/devops
-/misc/genstd/                 @thehowl
-
-# Special files.
-/PLAN.md                      @jaekwon @moul
-/PHILOSOPHY.md                @jaekwon
-/CONTRIBUTING.md              @jaekwon @moul @gnolang/tech-staff
-/LICENSE.md                   @jaekwon
-/.github/                     @moul @gnolang/tech-staff
-/.github/workflows            @ajnavarro @moul
-/.github/CODEOWNERS           @jaekwon @moul
-/go.mod                       @gnolang/tech-staff # no unnecessary dependencies