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 List of people who have contributed to the eNaCl source code:
 
-Alexander Fæhrøy
+Alexander Færøy
 Jesper Louis Andersen
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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 ### v0.12.0
 
-* Introduce an extension interface for various necessary extensions to the eNaCl system for handling the Tor network, thanks to Alexander Fæhrøy (ahf).
+* Introduce an extension interface for various necessary extensions to the eNaCl system for handling the Tor network, thanks to Alexander Færøy (ahf).
 * Introduce Curve25519 manipulations into the extension interface.
 * Write (rudimentary) QuickCheck tests for the new interface, to verify its correctness.