diff --git a/DONORS b/DONORS
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+# The following have sponsored QGIS by contributing 
+# money to fund development and other project
+# costs.
+# --------------------------------------------------------
+# Please note that this file is parsed by the about box 
+# for the sponsors list, so names should be strictly 
+# in the format:
+# name|<website>
+# This list should be sorted by first name. The
+# website entry is optional.
+# -------------------------------------------------------
+#
+# ALWAYS USE UTF-8 WHEN WRITING THIS FILE!
+#
+Aaron Racicot, Ecotrust|www.ecotrust.org 
+Adam Lane
+Albin Blaschka|www.albinblaschka.info 
+Alessandro Pasotti|www.itopen.it  
+Alessandro Sarretta
+Alexandre Leroux
+Carl Nelson
+D R Arbib|Unknown  
+David Enns|www.mapitout.com 
+Ecotrust|www.ecotrust.org
+Ferdinando Urbano
+Flavio Rigolon
+Fred Watchorn
+Glasic S.r.l.|www.glasic.it  
+Ivan Marchesini|www.gfosservices.it 
+James Crone
+Jaroslaw Kowalczyk
+Jason Jorgenson
+John C. Tull
+Kanton Solothurn|SOGIS
+Kevin Shook
+Laura Burnette
+Lorenzo Becchi|ominiverdi.org  
+Luca Casagrande
+Maciej Sieczka
+Maria Antonia Brovelli
+Marc Monnerat
+Massimo Cuomo|www.acsys.it  
+Mateusz Loskot|mateusz.loskot.net 
+Matt Wilkie
+Niccolo Rigacci|www.rigacci.org  
+Otto Dassau
+Paolo Cavallini|www.faunalia.it  
+Paolo Cavallini|www.gfoss.it  
+Patti Giuseppe
+Planetek Italia s.r.l|www.planetek.it  
+Ragnvald Larsen|www.mindland.com 
+Raymond Warriner
+Silvio Grosso
+Stefano Menegon|www.mpasol.it  
+Stephan Holl
+Sti Sas Di Meo
+Thierry Gonon
+Tim Baggett
+Tishampati Dhar
+Tyler Mitchell|spatialguru.com  
+Yves Jacolin
diff --git a/SPONSORS b/SPONSORS
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 #
 # ALWAYS USE UTF-8 WHEN WRITING THIS FILE!
 #
-Aaron Racicot, Ecotrust|www.ecotrust.org 
-Adam Lane
-Albin Blaschka|www.albinblaschka.info 
-Alessandro Pasotti|www.itopen.it  
-Alessandro Sarretta
-Alexandre Leroux
-Carl Nelson
-D R Arbib|Unknown  
-David Enns|www.mapitout.com 
-Ecotrust|www.ecotrust.org
-Ferdinando Urbano
-Flavio Rigolon
-Fred Watchorn
-Glasic S.r.l.|www.glasic.it  
-Ivan Marchesini|www.gfosservices.it 
-James Crone|England  
-Jason Jorgenson
-Kanton Solothurn SOGIS
-Laura Burnette
-Lorenzo Becchi|ominiverdi.org  
-Luca Casagrande
-Maciej Sieczka
-Maria Antonia Brovelli
-Massimo Cuomo|www.acsys.it  
-Mateusz Loskot|mateusz.loskot.net 
-Matt Wilkie
-Niccolo Rigacci|www.rigacci.org  
-Otto Dassau
-Paolo Cavallini|www.faunalia.it  
-Paolo Cavallini|www.gfoss.it  
-Patti Giuseppe
-Planetek Italia s.r.l|www.planetek.it  
-Ragnvald Larsen|www.mindland.com 
-Raymond Warriner
-Silvio Grosso
-Stefano Menegon|www.mpasol.it  
-Stephan Holl
-Sti Sas Di Meo
-Thierry Gonon
-Tim Baggett
-Tishampati Dhar
-Tyler Mitchell|spatialguru.com  
-Yves Jacolin
+Please consider sponsoring the development of QuantumGIS.
+See: http://qgis.org/en/sponsorship.html