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-# The official list of maintainers and reviewers for the project maintenance.
-#
-# Refer to the GOVERNANCE.md in etcd repository for description of the roles.
-#
-# Names should be added to this file like so:
-#     Individual's name <submission email address> (@GITHUB_HANDLE) pkg:*
-#     Individual's name <submission email address> <email2> <emailN> (@GITHUB_HANDLE) pkg:*
-#
-# Please keep the list sorted.
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-# MAINTAINERS
-Benjamin Wang <wachao@vmware.com> (ahrtr@) #owner/#domain-expert
-Hitoshi Mitake <h.mitake@gmail.com> (@mitake)
-Marek Siarkowicz <marek.siarkowicz@gmail.com> (@serathius)
-Piotr Tabor <ptab@google.com> (@ptabor) #owner/#domain-expert
-Sahdev Zala <spzala@us.ibm.com> (@spzala)
-
-# REVIEWERS
-