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+.. -*- mode: rst -*-
+
+.. _os-support:
+
+What Operating Systems Does Bcfg2 Support?
+------------------------------------------
+
+Bcfg2 is fairly portable. It has been successfully run on:
+
+* `AIX`_, `FreeBSD`_, `OpenBSD`_, `Mac OS X`_, `OpenSolaris`_,
+  `Solaris`_.
+
+.. _AIX: http://www.ibm.com/aix
+.. _FreeBSD: http://www.freebsd.org/
+.. _OpenBSD: http://www.openbsd.org/
+.. _Mac OS X: http://www.apple.com/macosx/
+.. _OpenSolaris: http://opensolaris.org/
+.. _Solaris: http://www.sun.com/software/solaris/
+
+* Many `GNU/Linux`_ distributions, including `Archlinux`_, `Blag`_, `CentOS`_,
+  `Debian`_, `Fedora`_, `Gentoo`_, `gNewSense`_, `Mandriva`_,
+  `OpenSUSE`_, `Red Hat/RHEL`_, `Scientific Linux`_, `SuSE/SLES`_, `Trisquel`_, 
+   and `Ubuntu`_.
+
+.. _GNU/Linux: http://www.gnu.org/gnu/Linux-and-gnu.html
+.. _Archlinux: http://www.archlinux.org
+.. _Blag: http://www.blagblagblag.org/
+.. _CentOS: http://www.centos.org/
+.. _Debian: http://www.debian.org/
+.. _Fedora: http://www.fedoraproject.org/
+.. _Gentoo: http://www.gentoo.org/
+.. _gNewSense: http://www.gnewsense.org/
+.. _Mandriva: http://www.mandriva.com/
+.. _OpenSUSE: http://opensuse.org/
+.. _Red Hat/RHEL: http://www.redhat.com/rhel/
+.. _Scientific Linux: http://www.scientificlinux.org/
+.. _SuSE/SLES: http://www.novell.com/linux/
+.. _Trisquel: http://trisquel.info/
+.. _Ubuntu: http://www.ubuntu.com/
+
+Bcfg2 should run on any POSIX compatible operating system, however
+direct support for an operating system's package and service formats
+are limited by the currently available :ref:`client-tools-index`
+(new client tools are pretty easy to add). Check the :ref:`FAQ
+<faq-general>` for a  more exact list of platforms on which Bcfg2
+works`.