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<h1>XVM &mdash; Virtual Servers for MIT </h1>

<p><strong>xvm.mit.edu</strong> is a virtualization service for the
MIT community.  We offer <strong>virtual machines</strong>&mdash;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
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>.  If you're
interested in using <strong>XVM outside MIT</strong>, we'd be happy to
help you make it work in your environment; mail us at
<tt>xvm@mit.edu</tt>.</p>

<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&amp;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>

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