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+# Maintainers
+
+- [Ha Thach](https://github.com/hathach) — author and maintainer
+- [Zixun Li (HiFiPhile)](https://github.com/HiFiPhile) — maintainer; audio expertise
+
+Everyone who has contributed is credited per release in the
+[changelog](docs/info/changelog/index.rst) and in the GitHub
+[contributors graph](https://github.com/hathach/tinyusb/graphs/contributors).
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-***********
-Maintainers
-***********
-
-- `Ha Thach <https://github.com/hathach>`__ — author and maintainer
-- `Zixun Li (HiFiPhile) <https://github.com/HiFiPhile>`__ — maintainer; audio expertise
-
-Everyone who has contributed is credited per release in the
-`changelog <docs/info/changelog/index.rst>`__ and in the GitHub
-`contributors graph <https://github.com/hathach/tinyusb/graphs/contributors>`__.