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+# Code owners for the different sections of Klaw
+
+# By default the Open Source team
+*       @aiven/aiven-open-source
+
+# Coral change owners are the frontend team and the open source team as a backup
+/coral  @aiven/klaw-team-frontend @aiven/aiven-open-source
+
+# Java change owners are the backend team and the open source team as a backup
+/src    @aiven/klaw-team-backend @aiven/aiven-open-source