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 ====Images====
-Images are prebuilt disks that are used to launch instances. They are usually a few GB in size. A copy of the disk image is written into the instance's boot volume just before it starts running.
+Images are prebuilt operating systems that are used to launch instances. It is equivalent to a live CD. They are usually a few GB in size. A copy of the disk image is written into the instance's boot volume just before it starts running.
-There are images that Techstaff provides, some of which are restricted-use. We can build images for you or you can build and upload your own. Our images are generic, bare bones, cloud enabled popular operating systems that are a firm foundation for you to customize from. They are often in RAW format, not qcow2, for performance reasons.
+There are images that Techstaff provides, some of which are restricted-use. We can build images for you or you can build and upload your own. Our images are generic, bare bones, cloud enabled, popular operating systems, that are a firm foundation for you to customize from. They are often in RAW format, not qcow2, for performance reasons.
+Beware of images that are used internally to provide cloud services. You should not usually launch these directly. You do have access to them for the use of a service, and are welcome to customize for advanced usage.
 <code>openstack image list</code>