On Thu, 25 Aug 2011, Dan Burkland wrote:

> Puppet is an interesting beast but it works like a charm once setup.


I hadn't heard of Puppet or Chef and I was having a hard time getting a 
description of what they do that wasn't embedded in impenetrable technical 
jargon (e.g., check out Wikipedia's entry for "Puppet (software)").  Then 
I found this article which explained Puppet functionality using ordinary 
language that doesn't expect the reader to have a PhD in Comp Sci:

http://www.linuxjournal.com/magazine/automate-system-administration-tasks-puppet

Mike