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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 and say hello.
Please email the SIPB Vice Chair at sipb-vice-chair@mit.edu if you would like to get more information about projects or need help figuring out what to do (they don't bite, and would love to help!).
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| CertAssist | ||
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| Description: Download and install your MIT personal certificate using the CertAssist website, even if your browser is not supported by ca.mit.edu. | ||
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| Last revised by huydai at 2022-11-18 20:16:26 | ||
| Cluedumps and IAP Classes | ||
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| Description: SIPB organizes dozens of IAP classes each year on technical topics both serious and fun. During the fall term SIPB also offers a series of Cluedump talks, with a different topic each week. Add yourself to cluedump-announce@mit.edu if you're interested. We're also looking for MIT students to help keep them running smoothly. | ||
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| Last revised by projects-database-admin at 2026-03-04 08:00:03 | ||
| Eventful | ||
| Status: inactive | ||
| Description: Eventful is an event calendar mainly designed for use in viewing the sheer volume of events during REX and CPW. The server's hostname is eventful.mit.edu, running on NextJS. | ||
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| Last revised by projects-database-admin at 2026-07-23 08:00:04 | ||
| Lemonpepper | ||
| Status: inactive | ||
| Description: Lemonpepper is a server that has libvirt installed to create virtual machines and a network (bridge) setup that allows the virtual machines to get their own IP addresses. Useful if your project requires a virtual machine with more resources or a more recent operating system than what XVM can easily provide, but if getting a physical server would be overkill. | ||
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| Last revised by projects-database-admin at 2026-01-28 08:00:02 | ||
| Locker Software | ||
| Status: inactive | ||
| 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) - Many, many more (look in /mit/sipb, /mit/outland, /afs/sipb/project, etc.) | ||
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| Last revised by huydai at 2022-11-18 20:16:59 | ||
| SIPB Badges | ||
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| Description: Recording the achievements of our members through interactive SIPB badges! | ||
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| Last revised by huydai at 2022-11-18 20:19:36 | ||
| SIPB Go | ||
| Status: inactive | ||
| Description: MongoDB database for production-level SIPB projects. | ||
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| Last revised by projects-database-admin at 2025-12-15 08:00:09 | ||
| SIPB Library Project | ||
| Status: inactive | ||
| 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. | ||
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| Last revised by huydai at 2022-11-18 20:20:44 | ||
| SIPB LLMs | ||
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| Description: To provide access and promote understanding of large language models (LLMs) to MIT students, researchers, and instructors. The LLMs we offer are open-source (permissive use) and self-hosted by SIPB. Our intention is to implement the project responsibly, informed with the input of as many stakeholders involved as possible. All project members/roles are encouraged to attend the weekly meetings and contribute to discussion. <3 | ||
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| Last revised by projects-database-admin at 2026-03-25 08:00:05 | ||
| SIPB Mirrors | ||
| Status: inactive | ||
| Description: SIPB is a download mirror for various open source software projects. In particular, we mirror the package repositories for popular Linux distributions such as CentOS, Debian, Fedora, and Ubuntu, providing a fast local copy for the MIT community. We also serve as the upstream for local mirrors at other universities and research labs. | ||
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| Last revised by projects-database-admin at 2024-10-07 08:00:06 | ||
| SIPB Project Database | ||
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| Description: SIPB Project Database is focused on supporting the process of creating and developing projects within SIPB. We want to make it easier for people to join in SIPB projects and for project maintainers to more easily train new people and advertise their projects to the community. Currently we're responsible for the development of the SIPB project listing website (which you see here), and are looking at expanding our scope to things like: hosting regular project showcases, creating informational workshops about SIPB services, and launching initiatives for supporting onboarding of new members. | ||
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| Last revised by projects-database-admin at 2025-08-06 08:00:04 | ||
| SIPB Publicity Committee | ||
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| Description: SIPB runs events, which means SIPB needs posters, dormspam, cool swag, and whatever else our publicity committee can imagine -- sometimes even chalking Stata! | ||
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| Last revised by huydai at 2022-11-18 20:22:32 | ||
| SIPB Social Committee | ||
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| 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 Contact: Emma Batson, emmabat@mit.edu | ||
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| Last revised by huydai at 2022-11-18 20:22:44 | ||
| SIPB WISP | ||
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| 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 | ||
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| Last revised by huydai at 2022-11-18 20:23:04 | ||
| XVM | ||
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| Description: XVM 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 for help using XVM. If you'd like to get involved, please email xvm-team@mit.edu. | ||
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| Last revised by projects-database-admin at 2025-11-24 08:00:08 | ||