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+Welcome to git.centos.org
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+This git repo contains the following scripts that make interfacing with git.c.o, reimzul and nazar as easy as possible.
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+Terms:
+- Nazar   : the beanstalkd worker queue that runs most build and delivery services for various CentOS components
+- Reimzul : the buildsystem, it can do
+  - source rpm to binary rpm builds
+  - manifests + comps.xml to iso media
+  - manifests and kickstrt to LiveCD and LiveDVD media
+  - manifest to AMI ( for AMP / EC2 )
+- Git.c.o : the https://git.centos.org/ site where all the code used is hosted