Official D Contributors

[Mike B Johnson via Digitalmars-d]

It would be nice to see all the hard workers who have helped D 
become what has become and are helping it become what it will be 
get noticed for there hard work(effectively they have given money 
to the D foundation through their time).

Is this being done? I think the regulars that have been around 
should get noticed and supported for their support. The D 
foundation should try to repay them at some point if possible(in 
the near or distant future)... but having official recognition is 
the start.

As far as I can tell, the core D team(which is basically Walter 
and Andrei?), while appreciating the time and money others have 
put in, kinda take it for granted, so to speak.

It isn't about stroking peoples ego's, but about compensating 
them for their somewhat selfless dedication. After all, it was a 
choice they made, and they sacrificed their time, money, family 
time, livelihood, etc to support one persons project or vision 
without any desires to be compensated. While the money may not be 
there, it's not much work to make something official. I am not 
proposing awards or any gimmicks like that but something more 
from the heart.