Split list of contributors from guidelines

CONTRIB.md

@@ -212,37 +212,3 @@ All committers are responsible for having read, and understood this document. An
 guidelines by sending an email to the mailing list with subject `Committer guidelines acceptance` and body 
 `I hereby accept the deegree committer guidelines. <Date> <Your Full Name>`.
 
-## Copyright holders
-
-The following list of committers (alphabetical order) will be considered as authorized deegree committers and copyright holders:
-- Andrei Aiordachioaie
-- Rutger Bezema
-- Florian Bingel
-- Reijer Copier
-- Alexander Erben
-- Lyn Goltz
-- Sebastian Goerke
-- Torsten Friebe
-- Jerry Huxtable
-- Andrei Ionita
-- Christian Kiehle
-- Ulrich Neumeister
-- Mike Nidel
-- Sebastian Niklasch
-- Jens Pabel
-- Alexander Padberg
-- Andreas Poth
-- Rammi aka Andreas M. Rammelt
-- Stephan Reichhelm
-- Andreas Schmitz
-- Markus Schneider
-- Dirk Stenger
-- Jason R. Surratt
-- Ugo Taddei
-- Steffen Thomas
-- Oliver Tonnhofer
-- Sven Tschirner
-- Georg Walenciak
-- Jeronimo Wanhoff
-- Juergen Weichand
-- Johannes Wilden

CONTRIBUTORS.md

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+# List of contributors
+
+The following list shows in alphabetical order individuals who have contributed to deegree:
+- Andrei Aiordachioaie
+- D. Baum
+- Rutger Bezema
+- Florian Bingel
+- Danilo Bretschneider
+- Reijer Copier
+- Alexander Erben
+- Lyn Goltz
+- Sebastian Goerke
+- Volker Grabsch
+- Torsten Friebe
+- Jerry Huxtable
+- Andrei Ionita
+- Mats Isakson
+- Christian Kiehle
+- Martin W. Kirst
+- Johannes Küpper
+- Anne Loos
+- Matteo Matassoni
+- Diego Migliavacca
+- Ulrich Neumeister
+- Mike Nidel
+- Sebastian Niklasch
+- Jens Pabel
+- Alexander Padberg
+- Jarle Pedersen
+- Andreas Poth
+- Rammi aka Andreas M. Rammelt
+- Stephan Reichhelm
+- Lena Rippolz
+- Hanko Rubach
+- Andreas Schmitz
+- Markus Schneider
+- Paul Sohier
+- Dirk Stenger
+- Jason R. Surratt
+- Ugo Taddei
+- Carmen Tawalika
+- Steffen Thomas
+- Oliver Tonnhofer
+- Sven Tschirner
+- Jeroen van der Vegt
+- Martin Vieweg
+- Jeroen ter Voorde
+- Georg Walenciak
+- Jeronimo Wanhoff
+- Juergen Weichand
+- Johannes Wilden

README.md

@@ -27,4 +27,6 @@ More information about free software can be found at the free software foundatio
 
 First off all, thank you for taking the time to contribute to deegree! :+1: :tada:
 
-By participating you are expected to uphold the [Contribution guidelines](CONTRIB.md). 
+By participating you are expected to uphold the [Contribution guidelines](CONTRIB.md).
+
+You can add yourself when contributing to the project to the [list of contributors](CONTRIBUTORS.md).