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 OpenStack Operations Guide
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+This content is read-only now, any changes to operations guide will be done
+in the openstack-manuals repository where the guide lives in doc/ops-guide.
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 This repository contains the source files for the OpenStack Operations Guide.
 
 You can read this guide at `docs.openstack.org/ops <http://docs.openstack.org/ops>`_.