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 Design Principles
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-*  Have a dead simple setup process and a minimal learning curve.
+*  Have a dead-simple setup process with a minimal learning curve.
 *  Manage machines very quickly and in parallel.
 *  Avoid custom-agents and additional open ports, be agentless by
    leveraging the existing SSH daemon.