******* AUTHORS ******* Baron Schwartz Baron created Maatkit, from which Percona Toolkit was forked. Many of the tools and modules were originally written by Baron. Daniel Nichter Daniel began helping Baron with Maatkit and, later, Percona Toolkit in June, 2008. He is the project's lead developer, employed by Percona. Brian Fraser Brian started with Percona in December, 2011. He works on Percona Toolkit full-time, employed by Percona. Others Many people have contributed code over the years. See each tool's "AUTHORS" section for details.