diff --git a/subprojects/gst-libav/AUTHORS b/subprojects/gst-libav/AUTHORS
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-Ronald Bultje
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/AUTHORS b/subprojects/gst-plugins-bad/AUTHORS
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-Erik Walthinsen <omega@temple-baptist.com>
-Matt Howell <mhowell@users.sourceforge.net>
-Brent Bradburn <bbradburn@users.sourceforge.net>
-Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>
-Richard Boulton <richard@tartarus.org>
-Zaheer Abbas Merali <zaheerabbas at merali dot org>
-David I. Lehn <dlehn@users.sourceforge.net>
-Chris Emerson <chris@tartarus.org>
-Jens Thiele <karme@unforgettable.com>
-Thomas Nyberg <thomas@codefactory.se>
-Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net>
-Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller <Uraeus@linuxrising.org>
-Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas@apestaart.org>
-Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
-Cameron Hutchison <camh@xdna.net>
-David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>
-Benjamin Otte <in7y118@public.uni-hamburg.de>
-Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
-Julien MOUTTE <julien@moutte.net>
-Jan Schmidt <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
-Arwed v. Merkatz <v.merkatz@gmx.net>
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/AUTHORS b/subprojects/gst-plugins-base/AUTHORS
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-Erik Walthinsen <omega@temple-baptist.com>
-Matt Howell <mhowell@users.sourceforge.net>
-Brent Bradburn <bbradburn@users.sourceforge.net>
-Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@gmail.com>
-Richard Boulton <richard@tartarus.org>
-Zaheer Abbas Merali <zaheerabbas at merali dot org>
-David I. Lehn <dlehn@users.sourceforge.net>
-Chris Emerson <chris@tartarus.org>
-Jens Thiele <karme@unforgettable.com>
-Thomas Nyberg <thomas@codefactory.se>
-Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net>
-Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller <Uraeus@linuxrising.org>
-Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas@apestaart.org>
-Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
-Cameron Hutchison <camh@xdna.net>
-David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>
-Benjamin Otte <in7y118@public.uni-hamburg.de>
-Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
-Julien MOUTTE <julien@moutte.net>
-Jan Schmidt <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
-Arwed v. Merkatz <v.merkatz@gmx.net>
-Tim-Philipp Müller <tim at centricular dot net>
-Mark Borgerding <mark at borgerding dot net> (kissfft, used in libgstfft)
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/AUTHORS b/subprojects/gst-plugins-good/AUTHORS
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-Erik Walthinsen <omega@temple-baptist.com>
-Matt Howell <mhowell@users.sourceforge.net>
-Brent Bradburn <bbradburn@users.sourceforge.net>
-Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>
-Richard Boulton <richard@tartarus.org>
-Zaheer Abbas Merali <zaheerabbas at merali dot org>
-David I. Lehn <dlehn@users.sourceforge.net>
-Chris Emerson <chris@tartarus.org>
-Jens Thiele <karme@unforgettable.com>
-Thomas Nyberg <thomas@codefactory.se>
-Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net>
-Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller <Uraeus@linuxrising.org>
-Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas@apestaart.org>
-Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
-Cameron Hutchison <camh@xdna.net>
-David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>
-Benjamin Otte <in7y118@public.uni-hamburg.de>
-Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
-Julien MOUTTE <julien@moutte.net>
-Jan Schmidt <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
-Arwed v. Merkatz <v.merkatz@gmx.net>
diff --git a/subprojects/gst-plugins-ugly/AUTHORS b/subprojects/gst-plugins-ugly/AUTHORS
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-Erik Walthinsen <omega@temple-baptist.com>
-Matt Howell <mhowell@users.sourceforge.net>
-Brent Bradburn <bbradburn@users.sourceforge.net>
-Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>
-Richard Boulton <richard@tartarus.org>
-Zaheer Abbas Merali <zaheerabbas at merali dot org>
-David I. Lehn <dlehn@users.sourceforge.net>
-Chris Emerson <chris@tartarus.org>
-Jens Thiele <karme@unforgettable.com>
-Thomas Nyberg <thomas@codefactory.se>
-Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net>
-Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller <Uraeus@linuxrising.org>
-Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas@apestaart.org>
-Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
-Cameron Hutchison <camh@xdna.net>
-David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>
-Benjamin Otte <in7y118@public.uni-hamburg.de>
-Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
-Julien MOUTTE <julien@moutte.net>
-Jan Schmidt <thaytan@mad.scientist.com>
-Arwed v. Merkatz <v.merkatz@gmx.net>
diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer-sharp/AUTHORS b/subprojects/gstreamer-sharp/AUTHORS
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diff --git a/subprojects/gstreamer/AUTHORS b/subprojects/gstreamer/AUTHORS
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-Erik Walthinsen <omega@temple-baptist.com>
-Matt Howell <mhowell@users.sourceforge.net>
-Brent Bradburn <bbradburn@users.sourceforge.net>
-Wim Taymans <wim.taymans@chello.be>
-Richard Boulton <richard@tartarus.org>
-Zaheer Abbas Merali <zaheerabbas at merali dot org>
-  - thread synchronization rework
-David I. Lehn <dlehn@users.sourceforge.net>
-  - debian packaging
-  - various fixes
-Chris Emerson <chris@tartarus.org>
-  - PPC port
-  - small libxml patches
-Jens Thiele <karme@unforgettable.com>
-  - color conversion patches
-Thomas Nyberg <thomas@codefactory.se>
-  - gstreamer.m4 macros
-  - ALSA plugins
-Bastien Nocera <hadess@hadess.net>
-  - gnomevfs sink and source
-Christian Fredrik Kalager Schaller <Uraeus@linuxrising.org>
-  - Red Hat packaging and website work
-Thomas Vander Stichele <thomas@apestaart.org>
-  - build system cleaning
-  - some audio plugins
-  - release pushing
-David Schleef <ds@schleef.org>
-Benjamin Otte <in7y118@public.uni-hamburg.de>
-Ronald Bultje <rbultje@ronald.bitfreak.net>
-Andy Wingo <wingo@pobox.com>
-Julien Moutte <julien@moutte.net>
-Jan Schmidt <thaytan@noraisin.net>