1 #from skeleton import skeleton
10 <h1>XVM — Virtual Servers for MIT </h1>
12 <p><strong>xvm.mit.edu</strong> is a virtualization service for the MIT
13 community. We offer <strong>virtual machines</strong>—your own
14 complete system on which you can start from our <strong>two-minute
15 Debian install</strong> or install the <strong>operating system of your
16 choice</strong>. The service is <strong>free</strong> to any Athena
21 href="https://xvm.mit.edu/"><strong><font color="green">→</font> Log in to XVM now</strong>
22 </a></big></blockquote>
23 <p>You'll need an <a href="http://ca.mit.edu/">MIT personal
26 <h2>XVM features:</h2>
28 <li>Online management of virtual machines</li>
29 <li>A wide selection of bootable CD-ROM images and installers</li>
30 <li>A two-minute Debian (Etch) image cloner</li>
31 <li>Secure VNC console access via a Java applet</li>
32 <li>Secure serial console access over SSH</li>
33 <li>Ownership and access control through Athena lockers and groups</li>
36 <p>The XVM code base is a <strong>free software</strong> project under
37 development, licensed under GPLv2+. If you're interested in using it,
38 we'd be happy to help you set it up in your environment. Our Subversion
39 repository is</p> <blockquote><a
40 href="https://xvm.mit.edu:1111/">https://xvm.mit.edu:1111/</a></blockquote>
42 <p>xvm.mit.edu is provided by <a href="http://sipb.mit.edu/">SIPB</a>,
43 the student computing group at MIT, with generous funding from <a
44 href="http://web.mit.edu/ist/">IS&T</a>. Like all SIPB projects, we
45 are independently run by our own team of volunteers, and we welcome new
48 <p>Questions and feedback welcome at <a
49 href="mailto:xvm@mit.edu">xvm@mit.edu</a>.</p>