Github user pwendell commented on a diff in the pull request:
https://github.com/apache/spark/pull/1200#discussion_r14318238
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@@ -235,11 +235,9 @@ You can also pass an option `--cores <numCores>` to
control the number of cores
# Launching Compiled Spark Applications
-Spark supports two deploy modes: applications may run with the driver
inside the client process or
-entirely inside the cluster. The
-[`spark-submit` script](submitting-applications.html) provides the
-most straightforward way to submit a compiled Spark application to the
cluster in either deploy
-mode.
+The [`spark-submit` script](submitting-applications.html) provides the
most straightforward way to
+submit a compiled Spark application to the cluster. For standalone
clusters, Spark currently
+only supports deploying the driver inside the client process.
--- End diff --
Maybe we should say "...deploying the driver inside the process that is
submitting the application (called 'client' mode)".
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