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<h1>1. cdist - usable configuration management<a class="headerlink" href="#cdist-usable-configuration-management" title="Permalink to this headline"></a></h1>
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<p>cdist is a usable configuration management system.
It adheres to the KISS principle and
is being used in small up to enterprise grade environments.
cdist is an alternative to other configuration management systems like</p>
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<li><a class="reference external" href="http://trac.mcs.anl.gov/projects/bcfg2">bcfg2</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="http://wiki.opscode.com/display/chef/">chef</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.cfengine.org/">cfengine</a></li>
<li><a class="reference external" href="http://www.puppetlabs.com/">puppet</a>.</li>
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