Author Archives: MrsB

Christmas rest for the braves

Posted on December 22, 2014 by MrsB

We planned initially to release Mageia 5 beta 2 around the 16th of December. We still have some work left to complete to release a proper beta 2 that would drive us through to the final release. Releasing development ISOs … Continue reading →

Posted in release, test | 15 Comments

A brief word on the OpenSSL Heartbleed bug

Posted on April 18, 2014 by MrsB

With the OpenSSL Heartbleed bug still making headlines around the world we thought you would like to know the status of Mageia 3 and 4. All the following updates included a Heartbleed fix backported from openssl-1.0.1g openssl-1.0.1e-1.5.mga3.i586.rpm dated 7 April … Continue reading →

Posted in Mageia, QA, security | 3 Comments

Goodbye to a good friend

Posted on March 22, 2014 by MrsB

It’s with great sadness that this month we said goodbye to one of our own. John Bowden (aka Led43) lost his battle with cancer on Saturday 8th March. John was one of life’s good guys. An enthusiastic supporter and contributor, … Continue reading →

Posted in community, Mageia, QA, They Make Mageia, users | 11 Comments

Farewell Mageia 2

Posted on November 21, 2013 by MrsB

It’s that time again. Time for us to say farewell to an old friend. It really doesn’t seem very long since we bid farewell to Mageia 1 but it is time for us to wave a fond goodbye to Mageia … Continue reading →

Posted in Mageia, release | 11 Comments

A proper alpha..

Posted on August 10, 2013 by MrsB

Mageia 4 Alpha 1 is finally here! Some of it is at least, we’ve released the live isos today which you should find on your nearest mirror. It has been a proper alpha release this time with 5 rebuilds along … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | 16 Comments