1 2The Epos project was originally started by Jirka Hanika and Petr Horak. 3The following people contributed to the Epos project at least by reporting 4problems and suggesting improvements, but sometimes by designing and writing 5a marvelous large independent component of Epos. Without these people, 6Epos wouldn't evolve. 7 8Adam Nohejl 9Andreas Jochens 10Daniel Sobe 11Jakub Adamek 12Jan Jirmasek 13Jeremy Huddleston 14Karl Chen 15Larry Gilbert 16Martin MichlMayr 17Martin Petriska 18Milan Zamazal 19Miloslav Trmac 20Pavel Machek 21Vit Stradal 22Zdenek Kadlec 23 24and those accidentally forgotten; please remind us if you 25notice somebody missing, or if you wish your name removed. 26 27We are also deeply grateful for the cooperation of the 28Institute of Phonetics of the Charles University, Prague, and the 29Institute of Radio Engineering and Electronics, Czech Academy of Sciences, 30Prague, and of their researchers who gave us a stimulating environment, 31background to start from, and their most valuable company. 32Without these people, Epos wouldn't be written. 33 34Betty Hesounova 35Elen Vichova 36Jana Mejvaldova 37Marie Dohalska 38Miroslav Ptacek 39Pavel Machac 40Robert Vich 41Tomas Dubeda 42Zdena Palkova 43 44Additional thanks go to numerous benefactors in the research 45and free software communities who helped us either by making 46useful ideas, tools and resources available or by advice, 47and to the speakers whose recorded articulation and prosody 48Epos only tries to imitate. 49 50