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 ## A guide to this repository
 
-Chookpen is split up into multiple parts, the server and different reference clients for different platforms. For extensive documentation of all parts of Chookpen, a repository wiki is being worked on which will be released soon. For now, if you want to learn more about Chookpen, visit each folder.
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+Chookpen is split up into multiple parts, the server and different reference clients for different platforms. For extensive documentation of all parts of Chookpen, a repository wiki is being worked on which will be released soon. For now, if you want to learn more about Chookpen, visit each folder.
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+## Acknowledgments
+
+Chookpen relies on a lot of FOSS software, and wouldn't be possible without it! Here's some quick links to the original projects if you're interested:
+
+### [Javalin](https://javalin.io)
+
+An easy to use web server for Kotlin and Java. Chookpen wouldn't be possible without it!
+
+### [Gradle](https://gradle.org)
+
+The build tool for compiling Chookpen. It just works!
+
+### [Kotlin](https://kotlinlang.org)
+
+The language Chookpen is coded in. How else does it work?
+
+### [OpenJDK](https://openjdk.org)