diff --git a/Misc/developers.txt b/Misc/developers.txt
index 6a6f0c1..f783b24 100644
--- a/Misc/developers.txt
+++ b/Misc/developers.txt
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@
   specifically to work on the new ``decimal`` package, which lived in
   ``nondist/sandbox/decimal/`` at the time.
 
+- Eric S. Raymond was made a developer on 2 Jul 2000 by TGP, for general
+  library work.  His request is archived here:
+
+      http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2000-July/005314.html
+
 
 Permissions Dropped on Request
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