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+# Lines starting with '#' are comments.
+# Each line is a file pattern followed by one or more owners,
+# the last matching pattern has the most precendence.
+
+# Core team members from IBM
+* @kjdelisle @jannyHou @loay @b-admike @ssh24 @virkt25 @dhmlau