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 * **Sam Roberts** ([@sam-github](https://github.com/sam-github)) <vieuxtech@gmail.com>
 * **Wyatt Preul** ([@geek](https://github.com/geek)) <wpreul@gmail.com>
 * **Brian White** ([@mscdex](https://github.com/mscdex)) <mscdex@mscdex.net>
+* **Christian Vaagland Tellnes** ([@tellnes](https://github.com/tellnes)) <christian@tellnes.com>
 
 Collaborators follow the [COLLABORATOR_GUIDE.md](./COLLABORATOR_GUIDE.md) in
 maintaining the io.js project.