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+This repo contains scripts used by the OpenStack Jenkins to perform tasks,
+the tarmac config used by Jenkins, as well as a a few scripts for creating
+new Jenkins slaves and additional utility nodes.
+
+launch_node.py will launch a base node and add user accounts for everyone in
+the ~openstack-admins team
+
+launch_slave.py will launch a node with everything it needs to perform basic
+jenkins slave tasks
+
+