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diff --git a/website/src/about/index.html b/website/src/about/index.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ff1ba35 --- /dev/null +++ b/website/src/about/index.html @@ -0,0 +1,169 @@ +[% topdir = ".." -%] +[% PROCESS globals -%] +[% WRAPPER page + title = "About virt tools and the virt tools site" + h1 = "About virt tools and the virt tools site" + section = "about" + local_stylesheet = 1 +%] + +<p> +Virt Tools are open source virtualization management tools for Linux +system administrators. +</p> + +<p> +This site provides tutorials, videos, documentation, online help and +roadmaps to help you understand and get started with the tools. +</p> + +<p> +This site is an umbrella site covering many different virt projects. +Those sites also contain documentation and tutorials, and we link to +the best pages from here. +</p> + +[% WRAPPER h2 h2="Contributing to the virt tools site" anchor="contribute" %] + +<p> +This site is open source. You can clone the sources from +<a href="https://fedorahosted.org/virt-tools">this git repository</a> +(in the website subdirectory). We welcome contributions. +Please <a href="[% topdir %]/contact/">contact us through the mailing +list</a>. +</p> + +[% END %] + +[% WRAPPER h2 h2="The upstream virt projects" anchor="projects" %] + +[%- +# Alphabetical order of project name. + upstreams = [ + { url = "http://augeas.net/", + project = "augeas", + description = "Library and tools for Linux configuration +file editing from scripts. Tools include <code>augtool</code>. +The Augeas APIs are exposed through libguestfs, allowing you to +make structured edits to Linux virtual machines." }, + { url = "http://people.redhat.com/~rjones/guestfs-browser/", + project = "guest filesystem browser", + description = "A graphical filesystem browser for virtual machines. +Uses libguestfs and libvirt." }, + { url = "http://libguestfs.org/hivex.3.html", + project = "hivex", + description = "Library and tools for Windows Registry +(<q>hive file</q>) editing. +This functionality is exposed through libguestfs, allowing you +to make changes to the Registry in your Windows guests." }, + { url = "http://libguestfs.org/", + project = "libguestfs", + description = "Library and tools for editing disk images +and files within virtual machines. Tools include: +<code>guestfish</code>, +<code>virt-cat</code>, +<code>virt-df</code>, +<code>virt-inspector</code>, +<code>virt-resize</code>, +<code>virt-rescue</code>, +<code>virt-win-reg</code> and +<code>guestmount</code>." }, + { url = "http://libvirt.org/", + project = "libvirt", + description = "Libvirt is a comprehensive API +and set of tools for managing +virtual machines across many supported hypervisors including +KVM, Xen, VirtualBox, VMWare and more. Many of the virt tools +use libvirt for virtual machine management. Libvirt tools include +<code>virsh</code> (the virtual shell)." }, + { url = "https://fedorahosted.org/netcf/", + project = "netcf", + description = "Library and tools for network configuration. +Tools include <code>ncftool</code>." }, + { url = "http://people.redhat.com/dlutter/virt-image/", + project = "virt-image", + description = "Virt-image is a portable format for interchange of virtual +machines, and a command line tool for handling that format." }, + { url = "http://virt-manager.org/", + project = "virt-install", + description = "Virt-install is a command line tool for installing +new virtual machines. It is also used as part of virt-manager." }, + { url = "http://virt-manager.org/", + project = "virt-manager", + description = "Virt-manager is a graphical tool for creating +and managing virtual machines. It offers simple, rapid management +when you don't need the scalability and complexity of larger +more advanced programs." }, + { url = "http://people.redhat.com/~rjones/virt-p2v/", + project = "virt-p2v", + description = "Virt-p2v is a live CD that you can use to +convert a physical machine into a virtual machine." }, + { url = "http://people.redhat.com/~rjones/virt-top/", + project = "virt-top", + description = "Virt-top is a monitoring program, like <code>top</code> +for virtual machines. It can display CPU, disk and network statistics, +and also output to a file or database." }, + { url = "", + project = "virt-v2v", + description = "Virt-v2v allows you to convert virtual machines +from Xen and VMWare over to KVM." }, + { url = "http://virt-manager.org/", + project = "virt-viewer", + description = "Virt-viewer is a console viewer for virtual +machines. It is also used as part of virt-manager." }, + { url = "http://people.redhat.com/~rjones/virt-what/", + project = "virt-what", + description = "Virt-what is a set of shell scripts that you +can use to detect if your program is running inside a virtual machine." }, + ] + +# Others: +# +# "text" virt-manager ? +# matahari ? +# virt-clone +# virt-dmesg +# virt-uname +-%] + +<table> +[% FOREACH x IN upstreams -%] +<tr> +<th> +[% IF x.url -%] +<a href="[% x.url %]"> +[%- END -%] +[% x.project %] +[%- IF x.url -%] +</a> +[%- END %] +</th> +<td> [% x.description %] </td> +</tr> +[%- END %] +</table> + +[% END %] + +[% WRAPPER h2 h2="License" anchor="license" %] + +<p> +The main content of this site is copyright © [% year %] +<a href="http://redhat.com/">Red Hat Inc.</a> and licensed under +the GNU General Public License, version 2 or (at your option) any +later version. Tutorials, videos and other documentation are owned by +the respective authors. +</p> + +[% END %] + +[% WRAPPER h2 h2="Technology" anchor="technology" %] + +<p> +The content of the site is generated from templates using the +<a href="http://template-toolkit.org/">Template Toolkit</a>. +</p> + +[% END %] + +[% END -%] |