<p><strong>xvm.mit.edu</strong> is a virtualization service for the
MIT community. We offer <strong>virtual machines</strong>—your
-own complete system on which you can start from our <strong>two-minute
-Debian</strong> Linux auto-install or install the operating
-<strong>system of your choice</strong>. The service is <strong>free
-to any Athena account holder</strong>. </p>
-
-<p>If you're a member of the MIT community, go <a
-href="https://xvm.mit.edu/"><strong>try out the service</strong>
-now</a>. You'll need an <a href="http://ca.mit.edu/">MIT personal
+own complete system on which you can start from our <strong>three-minute
+Debian or Ubuntu install</strong> or install the <strong>operating
+system of your choice</strong>. The service is <strong>free</strong>
+to any Athena account holder.</p>
+
+<p>MIT users:</p>
+<blockquote><big><a
+href="https://$hostname/"><strong><font color="green">→</font> Log in to XVM now</strong>
+</a></big></blockquote>
+<p>You'll need an <a href="http://ca.mit.edu/">MIT personal
certificate</a>.</p>
-<p>The XVM code base is also forthcoming as a <strong>free
-software</strong> project. We've been too lazy to put in a COPYING
-file yet, but you can look at our source in <a
-href="https://xvm.mit.edu:1111/">our Subversion repo</a>.</p>
+<h2>XVM features:</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>Online management of virtual machines</li>
+<li>A wide selection of bootable CD-ROM images and installers</li>
+<li>An automated Debian and Ubuntu installer</li>
+<li>Secure VNC console access via a Java applet</li>
+<li>Secure serial console access over SSH</li>
+<li>Ownership and access control through Athena lockers and groups</li>
+</ul>
+
+<h2>XVM does not feature:</h2>
+<ul>
+<li>backups of VM disk images; images are on a RAID, but you should
+ arrange your own backups for data that is important to you.</li>
+<li>guarantees of uptime or security; we are a best-effort volunteer
+ service, though we follow security and reliability best practices
+ shared by production SIPB services.</li>
+</ul>
+
+<p>The XVM code base is a <strong>free software</strong> project under
+development, licensed under GPLv2+. If you're interested in using it,
+we'd be happy to help you set it up in your environment. Our Subversion
+repository is</p> <blockquote><a
+href="https://xvm.mit.edu:1111/">https://xvm.mit.edu:1111/</a></blockquote>
<p>xvm.mit.edu is provided by <a href="http://sipb.mit.edu/">SIPB</a>,
-the <strong>student computing group</strong> at MIT, with generous
-funding from <a href="http://web.mit.edu/ist/">IS&T</a>. Like all
-SIPB projects, we are independently run by our own team of volunteers,
-and we welcome new contributors.</p>
+the student computing group at MIT, with generous funding from <a
+href="http://web.mit.edu/ist/">IS&T</a>. Like all SIPB projects, we
+are independently run by our own team of volunteers, and we welcome new
+contributors.</p>
-<p>Questions and <strong>feedback welcome</strong> at <tt>xvm@mit.edu</tt>.</p>
+<p>Questions and feedback welcome at <a
+href="mailto:xvm@mit.edu">xvm@mit.edu</a>.</p>
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