-#SIPB Computer Tours and Story Time
+# SIPB Computer Tours and Story Time
Ever wonder where MIT's three-headed dog, Kerberos, lives? Have
you felt the nagging urge to bask in the madness that is Tapethulhu?
-#SIPB Computer Tours
+# SIPB Computer Tours
SIPB runs a computer tour every September. Tour features include
server rooms around campus and interesting labs in CSAIL.
[[!meta title="SIPB Documentation"]]
+**2023 NOTE: A lot of this documentation is outdated, or now pretty obscure. We will get to you some new documentation about tech at MIT and SIPB Projects soon (TM)**
+
SIPB offers documentation for users at MIT and elsewhere.
Writing and editing this documentation is an [[ongoing project|doc/project]]. Edits and other contributions welcome.
* [[Using sipbmp3|doc/using-sipbmp3]] <br />
A guide to queue music to sipbmp3, the gutenbach system SIPB uses to play music in the office.
-* [[SIPB Hands-on Assignments|doc/hands-on]] <br />
-Modeled on the [6.033 hands-on assignments], these guides will walk you through concepts and technologies that are core to many SIPB projects. We appreciate contributions!
-
* [[Summer Reading|doc/summer-reading]] <br />
Documents and books that various SIPB members recommend reading.
* [[Root Instance|doc/root-instance]] <br />
Explains root and extra instances in Kerberos.
+* [[Using Athena|doc/using-athena]] <br />
+An introductory guide to Athena and AFS, presented as a tutorial to set up a small web page. Prerequisite: knowledge of how to use the command line.
+
* [[AFS and You|doc/afs-and-you]] <br />
A useful guide to AFS (originally the Andrew File System), the system that stores your Athena files. Targeted at mid-to-advanced users, this is a more up-to-date version than the Inessential Guide to AFS below.
Mailman lists can be administered through the [Mailman web interface](https://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/).
-For people uncomfortable with the command line, the standard tool for Moira list management is [Webmoira](https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/). It's reasonably straightforward and has decent built-in help. It doesn't support membership ACLs, though (which allow giving somebody permission to modify a list's membership but nothing else about it).
+For people uncomfortable with the command line, the standard tool for Moira list management is [WebMoira](https://groups.mit.edu/webmoira/). It's reasonably straightforward and has decent built-in help. It doesn't support membership ACLs, though (which allow giving somebody permission to modify a list's membership but nothing else about it).
At the command line, the usual list management tool is `blanche`. Use `blanche listname` to view the members of `listname`, or `blanche listname -i` to see the owner, description, and various other pieces of useful information. Use `man blanche` to see additional documentation.
make changes to your root or extra instance too. While you're there,
be sure to ask for a pts id, if you want to use your tickets with AFS.
+**2024 update: You can just email the service desk. They will ask you to send a picture of a photo ID to verify it's you. I went in person and all they did was open a ticket.**
+
## Upgrading cryptographic strength
You should change your root instance’s password with a command like this, to upgrade your key from critically weak DES encryption algorithm to strong AES encryption:
TODO: mumble `mktemp`?
+## Use [ShellCheck](https://www.shellcheck.net/) to check for bugs
+
+The [ShellCheck](https://www.shellcheck.net/) linter automatically catches a number of the above mistakes and more. Run it regularly, ideally with integration into your editor and your test suite, and address all of its diagnostics. Even warnings that might sound unimportant could be obscuring important bugs.
+
## Other resources
Google has a [Shell Style Guide](https://google.github.io/styleguide/shell.xml). As the name suggests, it primarily focuses on good style, but some items are safety/security-relevant.
## Books online
- * Abelson and Sussman, [Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs](https://mitpress.mit.edu/sicp/full-text/book/book.html): the classic textbook for the famous 6.001
+ * Steven Levy, [Hackers, Heroes of the Compuer Revolution](http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/729): chapter 1 tells the story of the birth of hacking at MIT in the 1950s
+ * Abelson and Sussman, [Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs](https://mitp-content-server.mit.edu/books/content/sectbyfn/books_pres_0/6515/sicp.zip/index.html): the classic textbook for the famous 6.001
* Eric Raymond, [The Art of Unix Programming](http://www.catb.org/esr/writings/taoup/html/index.html): also explains a lot of design
* Mark Pilgrim, [Dive Into Python](http://diveintopython.org/): "a Python book for experienced programmers"
* Eric Raymond, ed., [The Jargon File](http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/): a lot of hacker terminology and lore, plus quite a few interesting articles near the beginning.
--- /dev/null
+# Using Athena
+
+**Intended Purpose:**
+
+* This article will help you answer the question “how can I have a website with an MIT domain”?
+* The website you’re making is static (otherwise [scripts](scripts.mit.edu) might be a better option!)
+* To be below the level of [afs-and-you](https://sipb.mit.edu/doc/afs-and-you/)
+
+**Prerequisites:**
+
+* Familiarity with using a terminal (experimented with basic commands like `cd`, `ls`, `mkdir`, etc.)
+
+
+## Connecting to Athena
+
+SSH (Secure Shell) allows a computer to remotely login into another computer/server while making use of adequate security features. Thankfully, most operating systems have an SSH program already built in and no additional installs are needed on your machine. You can SSH into Athena by following these steps.
+
+
+**Note:** If your computer does not have `ssh`, you could also use shellinabox, an online terminal for using Athena that can be found [here](https://athena.dialup.mit.edu/.) Though, it’s not ideal as it will log you off if you’re idle for a few minutes (which is probably not what you want when you’re following a guide like this).
+
+
+First, open your OS’s respective terminal. Then enter
+
+```
+ssh [kerberos]@athena.dialup.mit.edu
+```
+
+
+but replacing `[kerberos]` with your kerberos/Athena username. So, for example, if your username is `aphacker`, you would type into the terminal `ssh aphacker@athena.dialup.mit.edu`.
+
+If successful, ssh will tell you (on your _first_ connection):
+
+```
+Host key not found from the list of known hosts.
+Are you sure you want to continue connecting (yes/no)?
+```
+
+Type `yes', and now it will respond:
+
+ ```
+Host 'athena.dialup.mit.edu' added to the list of known hosts.
+aphacker's password:
+```
+
+Type your password and press Enter. Note, you will not see any characters appear as you type your password; this is a security feature.
+
+Now you’ll be prompted to complete two-factor authentication via Duo.
+
+```
+Enter a passcode or select one of the following options:
+ 1. Duo Push to XXX-XXX-1234
+ 2. Phone call to XXX-XXX-1234
+ 3. SMS passcodes to XXX-XXX-1234
+Passcode or option (1-3):
+```
+
+Type an option number and press Enter. Complete your two-factor authentication. With luck, the terminal will print a series of startup text, finally ending with a line that reads
+
+```
+aphacker@scrubbing-bubbles:~$
+```
+
+You have now been dropped into Athena! Like the terminal on your computer, you can type commands and they will execute. For example, you can type `pwd` and see
+
+```
+aphacker@scrubbing-bubbles:~$ pwd
+/afs/athena.mit.edu/user/a/p/aphacker
+```
+
+## Serving a website from AFS
+
+Now that you’re in Athena, you can access the files in MIT’S AFS. Right now, you are in your home directory for MIT’s AFS. There are several subdirectories in your home directory, but the important one to focus on right now is `~/www`.
+
+Files in your `~/www` directory are available on the internet through a URL, specifically via the form factor of `https://web.mit.edu/aphacker/www/`. If you go to that URL right now though, you won’t see anything (besides an error). We can change that by populating that directory with the content that makes up a small web page.
+
+First, `cd` into the `www` directory.
+
+```
+aphacker@scrubbing-bubbles:~$ cd www
+aphacker@scrubbing-bubbles:~/www$
+```
+
+Then, run the following command to make a file named `index.html` with a simple HTML5 template like so
+
+```
+aphacker@scrubbing-bubbles:~/www$ echo '<!DOCTYPE html><title>Hello World!</title>' > index.html
+```
+
+If you now visit your URL at `https://web.mit.edu/aphacker/www/`, you will see the web page you made! It’s a blank page with the title “Hello World!”. Note, this change is sometimes not immediate and will take a few minutes, but never hours.
+
+You can edit the webpage you just made by running a text editor like [nano or Vim](https://xkcd.com/378/).
+
+```
+aphacker@scrubbing-bubbles:~/www$ nano index.html
+```
+
+This should bring up a screen with the current contents of `index.html`, which you can now edit. You can read more about how to use nano elsewhere, and edit your file as you wish.
+
+## Using SCP
+
+If you feel unready to strictly edit files via the remote shell, using a package called SCP (Secure Copy), which is bundled with SSH, might be of interest. It allows you to copy files from your computer to AFS and vice-versa.
+
+To copy a file from your computer to AFS, open your terminal and enter a command like
+
+```
+scp file.txt aphacker@athena.dialup.mit.edu:~
+```
+
+This will copy a file called `file.txt` to your home directory in AFS. You’ll have to do two-factor authentication with Duo, similar to SSH.
+
+You can read SCP’s man page (on the terminal via `man scp` or online at [man7](https://man7.org/linux/man-pages/man1/scp.1.html)) or other reference sheets (like [tldr-pages](https://tldr.ostera.io/scp) for more information about how to use SCP.
+
+## What next?
+
+### Additional readings
+
+For more information about what AFS is, visit:
+
+* [AFS at MIT - An Introduction](http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/display/istcontrib/AFS+at+MIT+-+An+Introduction)
+* [AFS and You](https://sipb.mit.edu/doc/afs-and-you/)
+* [AFS Locker Maintenance Guide](http://kb.mit.edu/confluence/display/istcontrib/AFS+Locker+Maintenance+Guide)
+
+### Tips/tricks
+
+To use Visual Studio Code (VSC) to interact with Athena, follow these steps:
+
+1. In your machine’s VSC, install the [“official” ssh extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh)
+2. SSH into Athena and use your text editor to edit into `~\.bashrc`. Then, append this command at the end of the file (in a new line): `find ~/.vscode-server/ -name 'vscode-remote-lock.{kerberos}.*' -delete`. Here, you replace `{kerberos}` with your kerberos.
+3. Follow the extension’s steps for establishing a SSH connection.
[[!meta title="Zephyr for the Impatient"]]
-##Zephyr for the Impatient
+## Zephyr for the Impatient
This is a short and efficient guide for quickly getting on Zephyr. It'll explain everything you need to know to start zephyring as quickly, and reliably, as possible. Zephyr is a fairly old piece of technology, so it can be a little intimidating at first.
> or vice versa.
<strong>to Stark</strong>:
-> To answer a question or replying to a topic to a topic several hours
+> To answer a question or reply to a topic several hours
> (or days, occasionally) later. The term originates from Greg Stark,
> who would often reply to zephyrs hours or occasionally days later
> without seeing if anyone had answered yet, or worse, if the instance
-[[!meta title="SIPB Documentation"]]
+[[!meta redir=doc]]
Probably you want [[our documentation page|doc]].
-#SIPB Hackathons
+# SIPB Hackathons
![[hackathon|photos/hackathon-2.240.jpg]]
-We hold a hackathon about one Saturday or Sunday a month in the SIPB
+We hold a hackathon about one Friday a month in the SIPB
office. A hackathon is a great opportunity to get involved in a
project or get people involved in your own. A recent hackathon, [[Hackasaurus Rex|hackathons/HackasaurusRex]], drew over 50 people to the office and spawned several exciting new projects. In the past, we have had hackathons such as our [[Bug Squashathon|projects/lenny-bugs]], which was dedicated to
squashing release-critical bugs in Debian. Sometimes we run also run
# Welcome to Hackasaurus Rex, king of the hackathons!
<div class="rex right">
-[[hackasaurusTop.png]]
+<img src="hackasaurusTop.png">
</div>
<div class="rex right">
-[[hackasaurusMid.png]]
+<img src="hackasaurusMid.png">
</div>
<div class="rex right">
-[[hackasaurusBot.png]]
+<img src="hackasaurusBot.png">
</div>
A [[hackathon|hackathons]] is one of SIPB's time-honored traditions, where people gather in the office and hack on awesome projects. Hackasaurus will be running on March 20th from 1pm until arbitrarily late. Feel free to [contact](#contact) us at any time, for pretty much any [reason](#reason).
[[admiral-hackbar.png]]
</div>
-##[[Projects Currently Being Worked On|admiral-hackbar/projects]]
+## [[Projects Currently Being Worked On|admiral-hackbar/projects]]
A [[hackathon|hackathons]] is one of SIPB's time-honored traditions, where people gather in the office and hack on awesome projects. Admiral Hackbar will be running on September 11th from 1pm until about 11PM. Feel free to [contact](#contact) us at any time, for pretty much any [reason](#reason).
[[!meta title="Hackleberry Finn"]]
# Welcome to Hackleberry Finn!
-##[[Projects Currently Being Worked On|hackathons/velocihacker/projects]]
+## [[Projects Currently Being Worked On|hackathons/velocihacker/projects]]
A [[hackathon|hackathons]] is one of SIPB's time-honored traditions, where people gather in the office and hack on awesome projects. Hackleberry Finn will be running on Saturday June 11th from 1pm PST on into the night. Feel free to [contact](#contact) us at any time, for pretty much any [reason](#reason).
<small>by https://www.blogger.com/profile/14768818577459237097</small>
</div>
-##[[Projects Currently Being Worked On|hackathons/pterohacktyl/projects]]
+## [[Projects Currently Being Worked On|hackathons/pterohacktyl/projects]]
A [[hackathon|hackathons]] is one of SIPB's time-honored traditions, where people gather in the office and hack on awesome projects. Pterohacktyl will be running on June 26th from 1pm until about 11PM. Feel free to [contact](#contact) us at any time, for pretty much any [reason](#reason).
<small>by xkcd</small>
</div>
-##[[Projects Currently Being Worked On|hackathons/velocihacker/projects]]
+## [[Projects Currently Being Worked On|hackathons/velocihacker/projects]]
A [[hackathon|hackathons]] is one of SIPB's time-honored traditions, where people gather in the office and hack on awesome projects. Velocihacker will be running on April 24th from 1pm until about 11PM. Feel free to [contact](#contact) us at any time, for pretty much any [reason](#reason).
[[!meta title="MIT Student Information Processing Board"]]
-<a href="http://sipb-door.mit.edu">
- <img class="right" src="//sipb-door.scripts.mit.edu/widget-3d/door.sh" /></a>
-
-We are MIT's volunteer student computing group, improving computing at
-MIT [[since 1969|history]]. Today, [[SIPB projects|projects]] provide innovative [[services|projects]] and
-special expertise to the MIT community. We have [[an office|office]] just
-outside the Athena cluster in the student center W20, and you are
-welcome to come by to [[ask us for help|computer_help]] or to hang around, use our
-computers, and maybe [[get involved|join]].
-We have [meetings](https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/admin/minutes/) every Monday at 19:30.
-You can find out what's abuzz in the SIPB community at [Planet SIPB](https://sipb.mit.edu/planet). We host a number of events, which are enumerated on our [[calendar]].
+<!-- The website root is at /afs/sipb/project/sipb-www/. -->
-<h2>Come to SIPB's 50th anniversary celebration 9/28 and 9/29. For more information see here: <a href="http://sipb50.mit.edu/">sipb50.mit.edu</a></h2>
+<a href="http://sipb-door.mit.edu">
+ <img class="right" src="//sipb-door.scripts.mit.edu/widget-3d/door.sh" /></a>
-**If you want to get involved with SIPB / be part of the discussion please [join Mattermost](https://mattermost.xvm.mit.edu/signup_user_complete/?id=pnfpw5qkpjnxxrq319ynh94eke).**
+## About us
-Come to our rush events!
+We are MIT's volunteer student computing group, improving computing at MIT [[since 1969|history]]. Today, [SIPB projects](https://sipb-projectdb.scripts.mit.edu/projectlist.py) provide innovative services and special expertise to the MIT community. We have [[an office|office]] just outside the Athena cluster in the [student center W20](https://whereis.mit.edu/?go=W20), and you are welcome to come by to [[ask us for help|computer_help]] or to hang around, use our computers, and maybe [[get involved|join]]. We have [meetings](https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/admin/minutes/) every Monday at 19:30 (now also on Zoom!). You can find out what's abuzz in the SIPB community at [Planet SIPB](https://sipb.mit.edu/planet). We host a number of events, which are enumerated on our [[calendar]].
-<img src="images/sipb_rush_flyer_2019.png" width="550" height="660" alt="Board / Video Games Night, Saturday Aug 31st, 5 - 8:00 pm; SIPB Office, W20-557. Free food! Learn About / Install Ubuntu Linux, Sunday, Sept 1st, 12 - 2pm; SIPB Office, W20-557. Get your own Boot USB!" />
+If you want to [get involved with SIPB](https://sipb.mit.edu/join/) / be part of the discussion, please [join the Mattermost](https://mattermost.xvm.mit.edu/signup_user_complete/?id=pnfpw5qkpjnxxrq319ynh94eke).
## SIPB Projects and Services
What does SIPB do for you?
Your own virtual server. Reliable, easy, and flexible. ([Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/invirt), [Launchpad](https://launchpad.net/xvm), [Trac](https://xvm.scripts.mit.edu/))
* [debathena.mit.edu](https://debathena.mit.edu/)<br/>
Bringing MIT's Athena environment to Debian and Ubuntu, first for our laptops, and then back to the clusters. ([Trac](https://debathena.mit.edu/trac/))
+* [Hydrant](https://hydrant.mit.edu/) <br/>
+Class planner for MIT students.
* [[Your project here!|join]]
""" col2="""
-* [linerva.mit.edu](http://linerva.mit.edu/)<br/>
-Linerva has been retired, effective 2014-01-29. Please connect to IS&T's athena.dialup.mit.edu (available via ssh or [web](https://athena.dialup.mit.edu/)).
* [[Documentation|doc]] <br />
Helpful and informative documents about various computing topics at MIT, written by SIPB.
* [[Computer Help|computer_help]] <br />
Have a computing question or need some help? Come drop by our office.
+* [Interstellar](https://sipb-projectdb.scripts.mit.edu/projectlist.py) <br/>
+Students simply list (or upload a courseroad for) the classes they are registering for to discover other students in those classes.
+* [dormdigest](https://sipb-projectdb.scripts.mit.edu/projectlist.py) <br/>
+Eats [dormspam](https://how-to-dormspam.mit.edu/) emails and aggregates them into a single calendar for students. (in progress)
* [[...and many more|projects]]
"""]]
Teach or learn. Knowledge is power.
* [[SIPB Computer Tours and Stories|computer_stories]]<br />
At the beginning of each school year, SIPB offers tours of the MIT computing infrastructure, including Athena server rooms, interesting labs. Stay after the tour to hear interesting computer stories about MIT.
-* [[SIPB Reading Group|office/readingGroup]]<br />
-Every week we pick, read, and hold a discussion about a different paper relating to computer science. Come join us! Blanche yourself onto sipb-reading-group@mit.edu for announcements and access to the papers.
## Getting Involved
-SIPB is always open to new contributors. You can join one of the projects above, start your own, or learn about more potential projects by coming to a meeting. Learn more about [[getting_involved|join]].
+SIPB is always open to new contributors. You can join one of the projects above, start your own, or learn about more potential projects by coming to a meeting.
+
+If you want to join, be sure to:
+<ol>
+<li>Join <a href="https://mattermost.xvm.mit.edu/signup_user_complete/?id=pnfpw5qkpjnxxrq319ynh94eke">Mattermost</a> to chat with other SIPB members</li>
+<li>Swing by the weekly meetings Mondays 19:30-20:00 at the [[SIPB office|office]]
+<li>Attend a [[SIPB event or project meeting|calendar]]</li>
+<li>Check out the <a href="https://sipb-projectdb.scripts.mit.edu/projectlist.py">projects</a>! You can join an existing project or start your own!</li>
+</ol>
## Contact
Our [[office]] is W20-557 in the Student Center at 84 Mass Ave. You can call 617/253-7788 (x3-7788) or e-mail [sipb@mit.edu](mailto:sipb@mit.edu) with questions.
-
-We are currently performing an experiment to see how much viral spam we can receive. So, if you're a web crawler, please enjoy sending us mail at [bill@boredsippy.com](mailto:bill@boredsippy.com). Do NOT send any mail to this address if you do not want us to consider you a spammer.
## Becoming a Member
-If you are interested in contributing to SIPB's computing services and in
-helping users with unusual computing questions, consider becoming a member!
+If you are interested in any of our projects, starting a project with us, or simply hanging out and getting to know a bit more about computers, you can become a member by attending one of our meetings on Mondays at 7:25 pm MIT time. You just need to tell us your kerb and we will memberize you.
+
+## Becoming a keyholder
+
+If you are an actively involved member, we will trust you with the key to the office!
+
[[Keyholding status|members]] in SIPB is granted to a member after becoming **socially
integrated** and "**Furthering the Goals of SIPB**" for a sustained period.
* Music: ours (CDs or [LAMP](https://lamp.mit.edu/)) or yours (via a certain [["printer"|doc/using-sipbmp3]])
* Tons of equipment and supplies from video adapters to an oscilloscope to Band-Aids
* A diverse technical library, including popular textbooks
-* Soda and snacks for late-night sessions, cheaper and closer than Verde's
+* Soda and snacks for late-night sessions, cheaper, closer, and more existent than Verde's
## Questions?
* _sipb-machine-room-access_: Reflects who has card access to SMR. Maintained by the Vice-Chair. Generally, email before granting card access to give people a chance to object before you do so.
* _sipb-ec_: reflects the current members of the EC, plus [an archive visible to all SIPB members](https://diswww.mit.edu/charon/sipb-ec/).
* _sipb-ec-people_: Is a non-archived version of _sipb-ec_ that is solely for emergencies and for use by the EC for discussing sensitive issues.
+ * _sipb-members_: sipb keyholders.
+ * _sipb-staff_: sipb keyholders who are "actively involved in day-to-day operations".
+ * _sipb-private_: sipb keyholders, unarchived list.
+ * _gsipb_: sipb keyholders with athena accounts.
+ * _sipb-prospectives_: list of non-keyholder sipb members.
+ * _sipb-office_: The general sipb list. Most sipb business is mailed here. Is the union of sipb-prospectives and sipb-staff.
+ * _sipb-minutes_: where the minutes taken at each meeting get sent. People get added here directly by the memberization script.
* _sipb-discussion_: general discussion list. Generally little-used, but a decent place to move contentious discussions to from sipb-office if they continue for a long time. Members should feel free to add themselves. Prospectives should ask a member to be added.
+
When to use list permissions
----------------------------
## Executive Committee
-* **Chair**: Emma Batson
-* **Vice Chair**: Catherine Zeng
-* **Secretary**: Angel Alvarez
-* **Treasurer**: Skye Thompson
-* Anish Athalye
-* Cel Skeggs
-* Mark Theng
-* Nathan Foss
-* Billy Moses
+* **Chair**: Inna Voloshchuk
+* **Vice Chair**: Pratyush Venkatakrishnan
+* **Treasurer**: Gabriel Rodriguez Castillo
+* **Secretary**: alwinfy
+* Andres Abreu
+* Arthur Migdal
+* Arjun Barrett
+* Nathaniel Morgan
+* Luis Turino
## Student Keyholders
+* aabreu, Andres Abreu
* [aathalye](https://www.anishathalye.com/), Anish Athalye
-* aleksejs, Aleksejs Popovs
-* alvareza, Angel Alvarez
-* cela, Cel Skeggs
-* cvorbach, Charlie Vorbach
-* [dove](http://dove.mit.edu/), Justin Dove
+* alwinfy, A. Y.
+* amigdal, Arthur Migdal
+* arjunjb, Arjun Barrett
+* colclark, Colin Clark
* emmabat, Emma Batson
-* [gshay](https://georgia.shay.net), Georgia Shay
-* jgross, Jason Gross
-* mrittenb, Miriam Rittenberg
-* mtheng, Mark Theng
-* nchinda2, Nchinda^2
-* npfoss, Nate Foss
-* pgriggs, Peter Griggs
-* robertch, Robert Henning
-* rsthomp, cAPSLOCK Thompson
-* vickiew, Vickie Wang
-* [wmoses](https://wsmoses.com/), Billy Moses
-* [yczeng](https://czeng.org/), Catherine Zeng
-* [zackpi](https://zackpi.com), Zachary Pitcher
+* huydai, Huy Dai
+* innaavo, Inna Voloshchuk
+* javsolis, Javier Solis
+* jmvidal, Justice Vidal
+* nmorgan, Nathaniel Morgan
+* [psvenk](https://www.psvenk.com/), Pratyush Venkatakrishnan
+* rgabriel, Gabriel Rodriguez Castillo
+* ryang2, Ryan Yang
+* shreyach, Shreya Chaudhary
+* turino14, Luis Turino
+* xy, Anthony Wang
+++ /dev/null
-[[!meta title="Membership Stories"]]
-
-## Membership Stories
-
-How various members became members. When they first set foot in the office, how they got to meet more people, when they were membered, and other interesting anecdotes.
-
[[!meta title="The SIPB office"]]
-<img class="right" src="//sipb-door.scripts.mit.edu/widget-3d/door.sh" />
-
<strong>
W20-557<br/>
84 Mass. Ave.<br/>
(617) 253-7788
</strong>
-Questions and visitors are welcome whenever the office door is [open](http://sipb-door.mit.edu/). Members keep the office open most every weekday afternoon and evening and some other times, but with no set hours. You can call ahead to check if you're heading over.
-
+Questions and visitors are welcome whenever the office door is [open](http://doorpi.mit.edu). Members keep the office open most every weekday afternoon and evening and some other times, but with no set hours. You can call ahead to check if you're heading over.
<img class="right" alt="The office fills with people working together in a hackathon." src="../photos/office-hackathon-whole.320.jpg"/>
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* A diverse technical library, including popular textbooks
* Soda and snacks for late-night sessions, cheaper and closer than Verde's
-Check out some of the [[zephyr classes|office/zephyrClasses]] SIPB
-uses to communicate and socialize.
+Communicate and socialize with other SIPB members through the [Mattermost](https://mattermost.xvm.mit.edu/signup_user_complete/?id=pnfpw5qkpjnxxrq319ynh94eke).
generally keep in touch. Here's a list of some zephyr classes you
might be interested in subscribing to.
-*Note*: If you're new to zephyr or to any of these classes, you're
-encouraged to just listen to the class at first and get a feel for the
-class's typical modes of behavior. If you jump right in, you might
-risk accidentally offending someone.
-
* **<sipb,\*,\*>** — The archetypal zephyr class for SIPB
-members and prospectives. Features general discussion about the SIPB,
+members. Features general discussion about the SIPB,
from brainstorming about projects to random bits of humor. It's
considered polite to always use an instance when sending to **-c
sipb**. *High traffic.*
[[!meta title="Projects and Services"]]
+<center>
+<h1>This page is outdated, check the <a href="https://sipb-projectdb.scripts.mit.edu">Project Database</a> instead!</h1>
+</center>
+
+<!-- NOTE from rgabriel: this closest thing I could figure out to hiding away the old projects page. I'm not sure how to redirect "Docs" to the projectsdb, or embed it -->
+
+<!-- ideally, we can update this listing, since it is the public one (whereas the projectdb requires a cert) -->
+
+<details>
+
+<summary>Click here to view the old page anyway...</summary>
+
+---
+
Getting involved in one of our projects is one of the most common ways to [[join]] SIPB. If you would like to get involved, please email the primary contact for each project.
SIPB has the resources and the expert advice to make your project to
improve computing at MIT (better, the world) happen! Come by [[our office at W20-557|office]] and say hello.
-__Please email the SIPB Vice Chair at [yczeng@mit.edu](mailto:yczeng@mit.edu)__ if you would like to get more information about projects or need help figuring out what to do (she doesn't bite, and would love to help!).
+__Please email the SIPB Vice Chair at [sipb-vice-chair@mit.edu](mailto:sipb-vice-chair@mit.edu)__ if you would like to get more information about projects or need help figuring out what to do (she doesn't bite, and would love to help!).
# Active Projects
+* SIPB Minecraft
+ * Description: Virtual MIT in a Minecraft server!
+
+ * __Contact: [sipb-minecraft-root@mit.edu](mailto:sipb-minecraft-root@mit.edu) or William Moses, [wmoses@mit.edu](mailto:wmoses@mit.edu)__
+ * __Backup Contact: Shayna Ahteck, [asahteck@mit.edu](mailto:asahteck@mit.edu)__
+
+
+* SIPB Discord
+ * Description: A project that creates discord bots that authenticate against your choice of MIT lists.
+
+ * __Contact: [sipb-discord@mit.edu](mailto:sipb-discord@mit.edu) or Alice Nguyen, [mwnguyen@mit.edu](mailto:mwnguyen@mit.edu)__
+
+* SIPB Website
+ * Description: Keeping the SIPB website nice-looking and up-to-date
+
+ * Roles
+ * __Webmaster__: make our website beautiful and update it with the latest SIPB happenings
+ * Prereqs: None
+
+ * __Contact: [sipb-webmaster@mit.edu](mailto:sipb-webmaster@mit.edu)__
+
+ * __Backup Contact: [sipb-secretary@mit.edu](sipb-secretary@mit.edu)__
+
+
+* Scripts
+ * Description: Scripts is SIPB's most used service, which hosts thousands of websites for the MIT community. [scripts.mit.edu](https://scripts.mit.edu/) is a Linux/Apache web hosting platform for the MIT community. Any Athena user or group locker can host dynamic web applications written in PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, or any other language, or automatically install blog, wiki, and other software via the quick-start autoinstallers.
+
+ * Links: [Website](https://scripts.mit.edu), [bugtracker](https://scripts.mit.edu/trac/query), [starter tickets](https://scripts.mit.edu:444/trac/wiki/StarterTickets)
+
+ * Communication Channel: -c scripts on Zephyr.
+
+ * Roles
+ * __Support Tech__: get familiar with MIT's and SIPB's computing infrastructure by helping answer user questions and approve user requests.
+ * Prereqs: basic experience with the Linux command line
+
+ * __Service Maintainer__: help revise and upgrade the Scripts codebase and deployed server configurations.
+ * Prereqs: basic experience with systems administration, previous use of Scripts as a user
+
+ * __Contact: UNKNOWN__
+
+
* Hyades
- * Description: [Hyades](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xy-KL2VRPMPvy6fbDbrDnnZWj9euiwxU4D5gT-pW5eM) is a cluster computing management system (SIPB's internal AWS). Whether a user wants to host their website, run code for a class, or work on a side project, our service will give them a container to fit these tasks. Hyades uses exciting open-source tools like Kubernetes, etcd, Bazel, Envoy, and Ceph.
+ * Description: The SIPB Hyades project is SIPB's next-generation computing infrastructure service, designed to eventually replace Scripts and XVM with a self-configuring Kubernetes cluster deployed on bare metal servers. [Hyades](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Xy-KL2VRPMPvy6fbDbrDnnZWj9euiwxU4D5gT-pW5eM) is a cluster computing management system (SIPB's internal AWS). Whether a user wants to host their website, run code for a class, or work on a side project, our service will give them a container to fit these tasks. Hyades uses exciting open-source tools like Kubernetes, etcd, Bazel, Envoy, and Ceph.
+
* Communication Channel: the Hyades Development channel on SIPB Mattermost.
* Link: [sipb/homeworld](https://github.com/sipb/homeworld).
- * __Contact: Lily Chung, [ikdc@mit.edu](mailto:ikdc@mit.edu)__
+ * Roles:
+ * __Computer Systems Engineer__: help design, implement, test, and review SIPB's cluster management software.
+ * Prereqs: previous programming experience in any statically typed language, knowledge of Python and Go or ability to independently learn them, 6.033-level understanding of computer systems, experience with Git, experience with Linux
+
+ * __Contact: Ryan Yang, [ryang2@mit.edu](mailto:ryang2@mit.edu)__
* Hardware Operations (HWOPS)
- * Description: We are responsible for the operation of the machine room in W20-575A, as well as for some operations of SIPB's servers in W91. We provide physical server space, server hardware, and server support services to other SIPB projects.
+ * Description: The HWOPS team maintains the physical server rooms for SIPB: maintaining and upgrading our physical infrastructure, coordinating with IS&T and Facilities, and communicating with other SIPB projects that have or need physical computing resources. We are responsible for the operation of the machine room in W20-575A, as well as for some operations of SIPB's servers in W91. We provide physical server space, server hardware, and server support services to other SIPB projects.
* Communication Channel: [sipb-hwops@mit.edu](mailto:sipb-hwops@mit.edu)
* Links: [hwops.mit.edu](https://hwops.mit.edu/)
- * __Contact: Cel Skeggs, [cela@mit.edu](mailto:cela@mit.edu)__
+ * Roles:
+ * __Machine Room Infrastructure Tech__: help maintain the hardware in the SIPB machine room, including anything from racking servers to ordering hardware to reconfiguring cables to doing hardware archeology.
+ * Prereqs: basic knowledge of the Linux command line
+
+ * __Operations Coordinator__: design and implement organizational systems to help us more effectively manage our hardware. coordinate within the HWOPS team. handle inquiries and requests from external sources.
+ * Prereqs: previous experience coordinating groups of people, consistent ability to get things done on time without external intervention
+
+ * __Web Application Developer__: help maintain and upgrade the HWOPS internal and external web application.
+ * Prereqs: basic web development experience, knowledge of Python or ability to independently learn Python
+
+ * __Contact: HWOPS Team, [sipb-hwops@mit.edu](mailto:sipb-hwops@mit.edu)__ (Justice Vidal, Benjamin Steffen, Timmy Xiao)
* Mattermost
* Description: SIPB's Mattermost instance for communication. Mattermost is an open source, private cloud slack alternative hosted on XVM. By the way, a lot of SIPB communication happens on Mattermost - would recommend joining if you haven't already!
* __Contact: Fisher Jepsen, [efjepsen@mit.edu](mailto:efjepsen@mit.edu)__
-* scripts.mit.edu
+* SIPB Uplink
+ * Description: This up-and-coming SIPB project intends to build a Mattermost-based chat service that integrates with Athena.
- * Description: [scripts.mit.edu](https://scripts.mit.edu/) is a Linux/Apache web hosting platform for the MIT community. Any Athena user or group locker can host dynamic web applications written in PHP, Perl, Python, Ruby, or any other language, or automatically install blog, wiki, and other software via the quick-start autoinstallers.
+ * Roles:
+ * __Service Developer__: work on changes to the Mattermost web application and/or help implement containerized deployment.
+ * Prereqs: basic experience with at least one imperative programming language (such as Python, JavaScript, Java, C, Go, Rust).
- * Communication Channel: -c scripts on Zephyr.
+ * __App Developer__: work on forking and upgrading the Mattermost mobile apps.
+ * Prereqs: previous experience with app development on iOS and Android or ability to learn independently. (We don't know how to do this, so we can't teach you.)
- * Links: [Website](https://scripts.mit.edu), [bugtracker](https://scripts.mit.edu/trac/query), [starter tickets](https://scripts.mit.edu:444/trac/wiki/StarterTickets)
+ * __Contact: UNKNOWN__
+
+* SIPB Mastodon
+ * Description: https://mastodon.mit.edu is an instance of the Mastodon federated social networking platform, a part of a Twitter-like communications network of independently-run servers. Anyone on any individual server can communicate with the global ecosystem of federated servers, creating a decentralized social network where no one person or corporation has control of everyone’s data.
+
+ * Roles
+ * __System Administrator__: Keep mastodon.mit.edu up to date, perform system maintenance as needed, respond to infrequent moderator reports.
+ * Prereqs:
+ * Comfortable using the command line
+ * Comfortable maintaining and troubleshooting an Ubuntu web server
+ * Comfortable using git
+ * Willing to learn enough SQL to make (very rarely needed) small modifications to a database
+ * Familiar with Ruby on Rails or willing to learn a little bit about it
+ * Thoughtful perspective on online community moderation and the limitations of free speech
+
+ * __Contact: [mastodon@mit.edu](mailto:mastodon@mit.edu)__
- * __Contact: Cel Skeggs, [cela@mit.edu](mailto:cela@mit.edu)__
* IAP Classes and Cluedumps
* Description: SIPB organizes dozens of [IAP classes](https://sipb.mit.edu/iap) each year on technical topics both serious and fun. During the fall term SIPB also offers a series of [Cluedump talks](http://cluedumps.mit.edu), with a different topic each week. Add yourself to <tt>cluedump-announce@mit.edu</tt> if you're interested. We're also looking for MIT students to [[help keep them running smoothly|join]].
- * __Contact: Emma Batson, [emmabat@mit.edu](mailto:emmabat@mit.edu)__
+ * __Contact: CJ Quines, [cjq@mit.edu](mailto:cjq@mit.edu)__
+
+* SIPB WISP
+ * Description: SIPB wants to become a wireless internet service provider! Join if you want to point antennas around and figure out how to make a secure and reliable network. We’re really all learning together on this one.
+
+ * Roles
+ * __WISP Setup__: Pointing antennas around and doing network/authentication things.
+ * Prereqs: None
+
+ * __Contact: [sipb-wisp-root@mit.edu](mailto:sipb-wisp-root@mit.edu)__
* CourseRoad
- * Description: a Four-Year Planner for the MIT Undergraduate Community.
+ * Description: a Four-Year Planner for the MIT Undergraduate Community. We always welcome anyone who wants to help out! More hands === more features.
+Webdev experience preferred but not required (we use Vuejs).
* Links: [courseroad.mit.edu](https://courseroad.mit.edu/)
- * __Contact: Nate Foss, [npfoss@mit.edu](mailto:npfoss@mit.edu)__
+ * __Contact: [courseroad@mit.edu](mailto:courseroad@mit.edu) or Georgia Shay, [gshay@mit.edu](mailto:gshay@mit.edu)__
* SIPB Library Project
* Description: The Library Project aims to provide a web interface for managing the SIPB Library. This includes an administration and cataloguing UI, as well as a book scanner and checkout process.
* __Contact: Georgia Shay, [gshay@mit.edu](mailto:gshay@mit.edu)__
+* SIPB Publicity Committee
+ * Description: SIPB runs events, which means SIPB needs posters, dormspam, cool swag, and whatever else our publicity committee can imagine -- sometimes even chalking Stata!
+
+ * Roles
+ * __Publicity Committee member__: provide SIPB events with publicity materials
+ * Prereqs: None
+
+ * __Contact: Emma Batson, [emmabat@mit.edu](mailto:emmabat@mit.edu)__
+
+* SIPB Social Committee
+ * Description: SIPB has a lot of cool people and we should hang out outside of meetings! We need people to remind us to do so by scheduling social events
+
+ * Roles
+ * __Social Committee member__: bring the SIPB community together by arranging food mobs, game nights, or other study breaks
+ * Prereqs: None
+
+ * __Contact: Emma Batson, [emmabat@mit.edu](mailto:emmabat@mit.edu)__
+
* SIPB Documentation Project
* Description: The [[SIPB Documentation Project|doc/project]] is a project to document in written form the collective knowledge that SIPB members take for granted or use in maintaining services and projects that is not otherwise written down anywhere.
* __Contact: Anders Kaseorg, [andersk@mit.edu](mailto:andersk@mit.edu)__
+* SIPB Badges
+ * Description: Recording the achievements of our members
+
+ * __Contact: Josh Noguera, [jnoguera@mit.edu](mailto:jnoguera@mit.edu) and Rihn Hong, [rihn@mit.edu](mailto:rihn@mit.edu)__
+
+* Locker Software
+ * Description: SIPB maintains a variety of software that can be run on all Athena computers (including your own computer, see Macathena and Debathena below!)
+ * whichlocker (`add outland; whichlocker`)
+ * rolodex (`add sipb; rolodex`)
+ * gp (`add gp; ecm`)
+
+ * Description: Maintaining the /mit/gp locker on Athena. This locker
+contains a collection of programs for integer factorization.
+ * __Contact: [kenta@mit.edu](mailto:kenta@mit.edu)__
+
+ * Many, many more (look in `/mit/sipb`, `/mit/outland`, `/afs/sipb/project`, etc.)
+
<hr>
# Maintained Projects
labs (clusters) across the MIT campus.
* Links: ([Bugtracker](https://debathena.mit.edu/trac/query), [hackathon/newbie tickets](https://debathena.mit.edu/trac/wiki/HackathonTopics))
+* [Macathena](https://macathena.mit.edu) brings Athena to your macOS system.
+ * Links: ([Source code](https://github.com/macathena/))
+ * __Contact: [macathena@mit.edu](mailto:macathena@mit.edu)__
+
* [BarnOwl](https://barnowl.mit.edu) is a curses-based IM client with support for Zephyr, AIM, Jabber, and IRC. It is primarily used by the MIT community as a Zephyr client. BarnOwl aims to be easily extensible and customizable through a Perl plugin interface.
* Links: ([Bugtracker](https://barnowl.mit.edu/query), [straightforward tickets](https://barnowl.mit.edu/wiki/StraightforwardTickets))
* [XVM](http://xvm.mit.edu) offers virtual machines to the MIT community. Start with our three-minute Debian or Ubuntu installer, or install an operating system of your choice. Please e-mail [xvm@mit.edu](mailto:xvm@mit.edu) for help using XVM. If you'd like to get involved, please email [xvm-team@mit.edu](mailto:xvm-team@mit.edu).
* Links: (Bugtrackers: [Trac](https://xvm.scripts.mit.edu/), [Launchpad: XVM](https://bugs.launchpad.net/xvm), [Launchpad: Invirt](https://bugs.launchpad.net/invirt))
+ * __Contact: [xvm-root@mit.edu](mailto:xvm-root@mit.edu)__
+
* The SIPB AFS Cell and Locker Software: SIPB maintains hundreds of useful [[programs in AFS lockers|projects/lockers]] for use on Athena. Many popular programs are in the <tt>sipb</tt> and <tt>outland</tt> lockers, and even more have their own lockers in SIPB AFS. SIPB's <tt>whichlocker</tt> program, located in <tt>outland</tt>, makes locker software easy to find. (<tt>add outland; whichlocker whichlocker</tt>). The [[SIPB AFS-Moira synchronizer|projects/sipb-afs-sync]] can automatically synchronize
some AFS groups in the SIPB cell with Moira groups.
* [etherpad.mit.edu](http://etherpad.mit.edu) is an MIT-specific installation of Etherpad, a real-time collaborative text editor. Please email [etherpad@mit.edu](mailto:etherpad@mit.edu) with questions, comments, or suggestions. If you'd like to get involved, send mail to [etherpad-dev@mit.edu](mailto:etherpad-dev@mit.edu). We're looking for developers with experience or interest in Java, SQL, and system maintenance, as well as HTML, Javascript, and CSS.
-[1] Debathena is currently looking for someone to take responsibility for it (it really should be an active project). Email yczeng@mit.edu if this is your calling.
+[1] Debathena is currently looking for someone to take responsibility for it (it really should be an active project). Email [sipb-vice-chair@mit.edu](mailto:sipb-vice-chair@mit.edu) if this is your calling.
<hr>
# Inactive Projects
## Other Projects
Here's a [[list|projects/ideas]] of some other, smaller projects SIPB members would like to work on. For (recent-)historical interest, a list of some [past projects](https://stuff.mit.edu/sipb/project-list.html) circa 2000-2007 also exists. On December 13, 2008, [[we squashed|projects/lenny-bugs]] a [[bunch of bugs|projects/lenny-bugs-all]] in Debian Lenny.
+
+</details>
his unique version of the past, present, and future of Perl and Perl's
development.
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- <embed src="http://fredfest.mit.edu/ff08-ctp.mov" qtsrc="rtsp://ten-streaming.mit.edu:554/2009/04/wall.sdp" width="854" height="496" controller="true" autoplay="true" scale="aspect" pluginspage="http://www.apple.com/quicktime"> </embed>
-
-</object>
-
-If the player above doesn't work, use your favorite video player to look at [rtsp://ten-streaming.mit.edu:554/2009/04/wall.sdp](rtsp://ten-streaming.mit.edu:554/2009/04/wall.sdp)
+<a href="https://stuff.mit.edu/afs/sipb/contrib/videos/larry-wall-2009-04-01.mov">Download recording (563MB MOV)</a>
## How Things Work
-###When a request comes in:
+### When a request comes in:
a connection comes in for sipb.mit.edu which via a hack in MIT DNS gets directed instead to PENGUIN-LUST.MIT.EDU. If it's on ports 80, (443?), or 444 it gets passed off to scripts (where it's handled by b-m or b-k, whichever).
The DocumentRoot for sipb.mit.edu is `/afs/sipb.mit.edu/project/sipb-www/web_scripts/sipb`. This directory contains a `.htaccess` file that causes most URIs to be served out of `web_scripts/sipb/_wiki`, a symlink to `../../Scripts/wiki`. This directory's contents are static files generated by ikiwiki
after each edit.
-###For development's sake:
+### For development's sake:
-####How do I make edits?
+#### How do I make edits?
If you want to just edit contents, use the web interface (edit links at bottom of page) or "git clone git+ssh://sipb-www@scripts.mit.edu/mit/sipb-www/git/wiki", make your edits in the mdwn, etc.
When you commit, ikiwiki should get automatically republished as HTML.
--- /dev/null
+Come to SIPB's events to eat food and learn about computers! We have events every day this week:
+
+**Board Game Party with SIPB**
+Monday, August 29 from 4:00 PM to 7:30 PM in the SIPB office (W20-557)
+Spend your first MIT Monday afternoon with SIPB! We will have board games and a nice atmosphere for the computing-inclined. Plus we also have a VR setup!
+
+**Cereal in Parallel**
+Tuesday, August 30 from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM in the SIPB office (W20-557)
+RUSH got you beat? Come eat breakfast at the SIPB office where you can taste our fuzzball-branded toast, try to eat cereal (serial) in parallel with SIPB members, and figure out an optimal algorithm to toast bread.
+
+**How to Get a Website on mit.edu: An AFS Cluedump**
+Wednesday, August 31 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM in 4-231
+Do you want to learn how to set up your own website with an .mit.edu? In this cluedump hosted by SIPB, we’ll be teaching you to harness the powers of AFS to host your own website. Bring a laptop!
+
+**Server Room Tour and Stories**
+Thursday, September 1 from 2:00 PM to 3:00 PM in the SIPB office (W20-557)
+Have you ever wanted to see some of the servers running iconic™ MIT computer services like Scripts, AFS, and XVM? Now's your chance! Come and enjoy the blinkenlights on a tour of the SIPB Machine Room! We will meet in the SIPB office, then walk over to the Machine Room next door.
+
+**Activities Midway**
+Friday, September 2 from 2:30 PM to 4:30 PM in the Johnson Rink
+Come to the midway to learn more about what SIPB does, and grab some stickers!
--- /dev/null
+[Link to slides](https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1-SqNuJWJU6roZhxwkYOuX3HAg8ahTtzZ0x_0z1HzT6U/edit?usp=sharing)
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