', '',
'', ''), 'p');
echo '
'; _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('Mageia 8', 'Mageia 9'), 'p'); // _g('Updates are available for %s (security and bug fixes) and published on an ongoing basis.', array('Mageia 8'), '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('updates-announce'), 'p'); echo '
'; _g('Lifecycle', null, 'h3 id="lifecycle"'); echo '
'; _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 '
'; _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 commercial vendors list', array(_r('https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Commercial_vendors')), 'p'); echo '
'; _g('Hardware Requirements', null, 'h2 id="hw"'); _g('Each release of Mageia software runs on most i586 and x86_64 computer systems available at the release time.', null, 'p'); _g('You can follow this hardware requirements list:', null, 'p'); echo '
'; _g('Bugs Reports', null, 'h2 id="bugs"'); _g('You may check and report bugs on our Bugzilla (bugs.mageia.org).', array('https://bugs.mageia.org/'), 'p'); echo '
'; ?>
'; _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('Mageia 8', 'Mageia 9'), 'p'); // _g('Updates are available for %s (security and bug fixes) and published on an ongoing basis.', array('Mageia 8'), '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('updates-announce'), 'p'); echo '
'; _g('Lifecycle', null, 'h3 id="lifecycle"'); echo '
'; _g('Mageia releases are supported at least for 18 months.', null, ' '); _g('Or a minimum of 3 months after the next release, whichever is longer', null, ' '); // _g('And at least three months after the new release is out.'); echo '
'; echo '- ';
_g('Mageia 9 will be supported until March 31st, 2025', null, 'li');
//_g('Mageia 8 was supported until November 30th, 2023', null, 'li');
_g('Mageia 8 will be supported until November 30th, 2023', null, 'li');
//_g('Mageia 8 will be supported until August 31st, 2022, or for at least 3 months after Mageia 9 release.', null, 'li'); // _g('Mageia 8 was supported for at least 3 months after Mageia 9 release.', null, 'li');
_g('Mageia 7 was supported until June 30th, 2021.', null, 'li');
_g('Mageia 6 was supported until September 30th, 2019.', null, 'li');
echo '
- '; _g('Mageia 5 was supported until December 31st, 2017.', null, ' '); _g('More details and advice are available on our %swiki page%s and from %sour blog%s.', array('', '', '', '')); echo ' '; _g('Mageia 4 was supported until September 19th, 2015.', null, 'li'); _g('Mageia 3 was supported until November 26th, 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 '
'; _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 '
- ';
_g('Community support forums in English – see other Mageia community forums for support in your language;', null, 'li');
_g('IRC channels where you can discuss live with other Mageia users and contributors: #mageia or other localized channels;', null, 'li');
_g('our Wiki (still rough at the time, we are working on it!);', null, 'li');
_g('our mailing-lists;', null, 'li');
_g('local events: follow our blog and calendar.', null, 'li');
echo '
'; _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 commercial vendors list', array(_r('https://wiki.mageia.org/en/Commercial_vendors')), 'p'); echo '
'; _g('Hardware Requirements', null, 'h2 id="hw"'); _g('Each release of Mageia software runs on most i586 and x86_64 computer systems available at the release time.', null, 'p'); _g('You can follow this hardware requirements list:', null, 'p'); echo '
- ';
_g('Processor: any AMD, Intel or VIA processor;', null, 'li');
echo '
- ' . _r('Memory (RAM): 512MB minimum, 2GB recommended;') . ' '; _g('For headless systems that minimum can be usable.', null, ' '); _g('For low memory intensive programs and light graphical Desktop Environments like Xfce the minimum is 1GB.', null, ' '); echo _r('For more feature rich like Gnome and Plasma the minimum is 2GB.') . ' '; echo '
- ' . _r('Storage (HDD or SSD): 5GB for a minimal installation, 20GB for a casual setup;') . ' '; _g('This includes a few GB for user files. If you need more than you should take that in account too.', null, ' '); echo _r('Custom installations on less space are possible but this requires intermediate linux knowledge.') . ' '; echo '
- ' . _r('Bootable USB port or optical drive capable of using media with a storage capacity of at least 4GB used for installation.') . ' '; _g('Smaller media capacity is used for network installation, but a reliable Internet connection is needed.', null, ' '); _g('More information at %sdownloads page%s.', array('', '')); echo ' '; _g('Graphic card: any AMD/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 '
'; _g('Bugs Reports', null, 'h2 id="bugs"'); _g('You may check and report bugs on our Bugzilla (bugs.mageia.org).', array('https://bugs.mageia.org/'), 'p'); echo '
'; ?>