upstart was written by Scott James Remnant <scott@netsplit.com>. The following people provided invaluable help with the design, better ideas or just listened attentively at the right time: Colin Watson <colin.watson@canonical.com> Erik Troan <ewt@rpath.com> Johan Kiviniemi <johan@kiviniemi.name> Jerry Haltom <wasabi@larvalstage.net> The upstart logo was designed by: Alexandre Vassalotti <alexandre@peadrop.com> A complete list of contributors to the code can be obtained from the ChangeLog file. Many thanks to them all.