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 #### License
 
 OpenMMTools is distributed under the [MIT License](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT).
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+#### Contributors
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+A complete list of contributors can be found [here](https://github.com/choderalab/openmmtools/graphs/contributors)
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+Major contributors include:
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+* Andrea Rizzi `<andrea.rizzi@choderalab.org>` (WCMC)
+* John D. Chodera `<john.chodera@choderalab.org>` (MSKCC)
+* Levi N. Naden `<levi.naden@choderalab.org>` (MSKCC)
+* Patrick Grinaway `<patrick.grinaway@choderalab.org>` (MSKCC)
+* Kyle A. Beauchamp `<kyle.beauchamp@choderalab.org>` (MSKCC)
+* Josh Fass `<josh.fass@choderalab.org>` (MSKCC)
+* Bas Rustenburg `<bas.rustenburg@choderalab.org>` (MSKCC)
+* Gregory Ross `<greg.ross@choderalab.org>` (MSKCC)
+* David W.H. Swenson `<dwhs@hyperblazer.net>`
+* Hannah Bruce Macdonald `<hannah.brucemacdonald>` (MSKCC)