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+==============
+Kolla Overview
+==============
+
+The Kolla project is a member of the OpenStack `Big Tent
+Governance <http://governance.openstack.org/reference/projects/index.html>`__.
+
+Kolla's mission statement is:
+
+::
+
+    To provide production-ready containers and deployment tools for operating
+    OpenStack clouds.
+
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 kolla-kubernetes
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