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 ## Versioning
 
 The project uses [semantic versioning](https://semver.org).
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+## Acknowledgments
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+Almost all of **moloch** is a result of Mathias Vogelgesang's (@matze) hard work on the
+**metropolis theme** (of which **moloch** is a fork).