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-Arvados components run on GNU/Linux systems, and do not depend on any particular cloud operating stack. Arvados supports Debian and derivatives such as Ubuntu, as well as Red Hat and derivatives such as CentOS.
+Arvados components run on GNU/Linux systems, and supports multiple cloud operating stacks. Arvados supports Debian and derivatives such as Ubuntu, as well as Red Hat and derivatives such as CentOS. Although Arvados development is sponsored by Veritas Genetics which offers commercial support, "Arvados is Free Software":{{site.baseurl}}/copying/copying.html and we encourage self supported/community supported installations.
Arvados components can be installed and configured in a number of different ways.
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-||||\6=. _Appropriate for_|
-||_Ease of installation_|_Multiuser/Networked_|_Demo_|_Workflow Development_|_Workflow QA/QC_|_Large Scale Production_|_Arvados Software Development_|_Arvados Software Development Testing_|
-|"Arvados-in-a-box":arvbox.html (arvbox)|Easy|no|yes|no|no|no|yes|yes|
-|"Arvados on Kubernetes":arvados-on-kubernetes.html|Easy ^1^|yes|yes|no ^2^|no ^2^|no ^2^|no|yes|
-|"Manual installation":install-manual-prerequisites.html|Complex|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|no|no|
-|"Cloud demo":https://cloud.curoverse.com by Curoverse|N/A ^3^|yes|yes|no|no|no|no|no|
-|"Cluster Operation Subscription":https://curoverse.com/products by Curoverse|N/A ^3^|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|no|no|
+|||\5=. Appropriate for|
+||_. Ease of setup|_. Multiuser/networked access|_. Workflow Development and Testing|_. Large Scale Production|_. Development of Arvados|_. Arvados System Testing|
+|"Arvados-in-a-box":arvbox.html (arvbox)|Easy|no|yes|no|yes|yes|
+|"Arvados on Kubernetes":arvados-on-kubernetes.html|Easy ^1^|yes|yes ^2^|no ^2^|no|yes|
+|"Manual installation":install-manual-prerequisites.html|Complicated|yes|yes|yes|no|no|
+|"Arvados Playground":https://playground.arvados.org hosted by Veritas Genetics|N/A ^3^|yes|yes|no|no|no|
+|"Cluster Operation Subscription":https://curoverse.com/products supported by Veritas Genetics|N/A ^3^|yes|yes|yes|yes|yes|
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* ^1^ Assumes a Kubernetes cluster is available
-* ^2^ While Arvados on Kubernetes is not yet ready for production use, it is being developed toward that goal
-* ^3^ No installation necessary, Curoverse run and managed
+* ^2^ Arvados on Kubernetes is under development and not yet ready for production use
+* ^3^ No installation necessary, Veritas Genetics run and managed
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