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+<?php
+
+define('HLANG', true);
+require '../../langs.php';
+$dictionary = read_translation_file($locale, 'support');
+
+?><!DOCTYPE html>
+<html dir="ltr" lang="<?php echo $locale; ?>">
+<head>
+ <meta charset="utf-8">
+ <title><?php _g('Support for Mageia distribution')?></title>
+ <meta name="description" content="<?php _g('List of support resources for Mageia distribution.')?>">
+ <meta name="keywords" content="<?php _g('mageia, linux, support, help, hardware, qa, test')?>">
+ <meta name="author" content="Mageia">
+ <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/g/style/all.css">
+ <?php include '../../analytics.php'; ?>
+</head>
+<body class="support">
+ <?php echo $hsnav; ?>
+ <header id="mgnavt">
+ <h1><?php _g('Support')?></h1>
+ <ul>
+ <li><a href="#comm"><?php _g('Community Support')?></a></li>
+ <li><a href="#pro"><?php _g('Professional Support')?></a></li>
+ <li><a href="../doc/"><?php _g('Documentation')?></a></li>
+ <li><a href="//advisories.mageia.org/"><?php _g('Updates')?></a></li>
+ <li><a href="#lifecycle"><?php _g('Lifecycle')?></a></li>
+ <li><a href="#hw"><?php _g('Hardware Requirements')?></a></li>
+ <li><a href="//bugs.mageia.org/"><?php _g('Bugs Reports')?></a></li>
+ </ul>
+ </header>
+ <div id="doc" class="yui-t7">
+ <div id="bd" role="main">
+ <div class="yui-g">
+ <div class="para donate" style="padding-top: 2em;">
+ <?php
+ _g('Documentation', null, 'h2 id="docu"');
+ _g('You can look up existing %sdocumentation here%s. You may too look into our %sWiki%s.',
+ array('<a href="../doc/">', '</a>',
+ '<a href="https://wiki.mageia.org/">', '</a>'), 'p');
+ echo '<hr>';
+
+ _g('Updates', null, 'h2 id="updates"');
+ _g('Updates are available for %s and %s (security and bug fixes) and published on an ongoing basis.', array('<a href="//advisories.mageia.org/3.html">Mageia 3</a>', '<a href="//advisories.mageia.org/4.html">Mageia 4</a>'), 'p');
+ _g('You can install these from the Mageia Control Center.', null, 'p');
+ _g('You may subscribe to our %s announce list to be notified of these.', array('<a href="https://ml.mageia.org/l/info/updates-announce">updates-announce</a>'), 'p');
+ echo '<hr>';
+
+ _g('Lifecycle', null, 'h3');
+ _g('Mageia releases are supported at least for 18 months.', null, 'p');
+ echo '<ul class="hl">';
+ _g('Mageia 4 will be supported until August 1st, 2015.', null, 'li');
+ _g('Mageia 3 will be supported until November 19th, 2014.', null, 'li');
+ _g('Mageia 2 was supported until November 22nd, 2013.', null, 'li');
+ _g('Mageia 1 was supported until December 1st, 2012.', null, 'li');
+ echo '</ul>';
+ echo '<hr>';
+
+ _g('Community Support', null, 'h2 id="comm"');
+ _g('If you need help, information or directions about the Mageia distribution you installed or about the project, you can try to reach us through:', null, 'p');
+
+ echo '<ul class="hl">';
+ _g('<a href="https://forums.mageia.org/en/">Community support forums</a> in English &ndash; see <a href="https://forums.mageia.org/en/viewforum.php?f=20">other Mageia community forums</a> for support in your language;', null, 'li');
+ _g('IRC channels where you can discuss live with other Mageia users and contributors: <a href="irc://irc.freenode.net/#mageia" hreflang="en">#mageia</a> or other localized <a href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/IRC#channels_in_other_languages">channels</a>;', null, 'li');
+ _g('our <a href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/">Wiki</a> (still rough at the time, we are working on it!);', null, 'li');
+ _g('our <a href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Mailing_lists" hreflang="en">mailing-lists</a>;', null, 'li');
+ _g('local events: follow our <a href="https://blog.mageia.org/en/">blog</a> and <a href="https://www.mageia.org/en/calendar/">calendar</a>.', null, 'li');
+ echo '</ul>';
+ echo '<hr>';
+
+ _g('Professional Support', null, 'h2 id="pro"');
+ _g('Mageia.Org does not provide or endorse commercial/professional support or other services around the distribution. But there are organizations providing such services and more.', null, 'p');
+ _g('Please check the <a href="%s">commercial vendors</a> list', array('https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Commercial_vendors'), 'p');
+ echo '<hr>';
+
+
+ _g('Hardware Requirements', null, 'h2 id="hw"');
+ _g('Mageia software runs on most x86 computer systems available as of today, April 2011.', null, 'p');
+ _g('You can follow this hardware requirements list:', null, 'p');
+ echo '<ul class="hl">';
+
+ _g('Processor: any AMD, Intel or VIA processor;', null, 'li');
+ _g('Memory (RAM): 512MB minimum, 2GB recommended;', null, 'li');
+ _g('Storage (HDD): 1GB for a minimal installation, 6GB for a full setup;', null, 'li');
+ _g('Optical drive: CD or DVD depending on the ISO you use (network, USB key installation available);', null, 'li');
+ _g('Graphic card: any ATI, Intel, Matrox, nVidia, SiS or VIA graphic card;', null, 'li');
+ _g('Sound card: any AC97, HDA or Sound Blaster sound card.', null, 'li');
+ echo '</ul>';
+
+ _g('For some kinds of hardware (Wi-Fi chipsets, 3D graphic cards) to work properly, specific firmware or software may be needed, this is available in a specific online repository called "nonfree" (<a href="https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Install_media_in_Mageia_2_for_beginner#Types_of_Mageia_media">learn more</a>).', null, 'p');
+ _g('We may set up a hardware compatibility list/directory as well as a hardware certification process; but that\'s still at the planning stage. Feel free to join/contact our <a href="%s">Web</a> and <a href="%s">QA</a> teams if you would like to help in this regard.', array('https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Web_team', 'https://wiki.mageia.org/en/QA_Team'), 'p class="dlinfo"');
+ echo '<hr>';
+
+ _g('Bugs Reports', null, 'h2 id="bugs"');
+ _g('You may check and report bugs on <a href="%s">our Bugzilla (bugs.mageia.org)</a>.',
+ array('https://bugs.mageia.org/'), 'p');
+ echo '<hr>';
+ ?>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ </div>
+</body>
+</html>