Alphabetically sort the list of contributors

[pradyunsg]

This matches the language used to describe the listing.

This is basically a reordering of the content. :)

[tk0miya]

Thanks!

[AA-Turner]

@pradyunsg -- it seems the list was previously sorted fairly well by surname, whereas this PR changed it to forename sorting (only the first two & last five entries were incorrect in the 'old' scheme).

If forename sorting is to be the way going forwards, we should update the note. Personally when I see 'sorted alphabetically' with a list of names, I expect surname sorting.

We should also update Jakob to be in the list of co-maintainers.

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[pradyunsg]

Personally when I see 'sorted alphabetically' with a list of names, I expect surname sorting.

Fascinating! (human culture is weird)

I certainly don't understand it that way. I understand it as sorted by names, as they're written. That notably doesn't exclude folks who don't have surnames, which is uncommon but does happen.

None the less, if folks reckon there's value in clarifying this, I'd suggest adding "as written" if it helps disambiguation of what the sort order is (and keeping the current sort order :P).

[AA-Turner]

Fascinating! (human culture is weird)

Indeed, and I'm perhaps more influenced by the school registers &c of my childhood. I've written a brief PR to clarify the sorting scheme and incidentally to sort the maintainer list.

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[pradyunsg]

x-ref #10676