Mageia is a GNU/Linux-based, Free Software operating system. It is a community project, supported by a nonprofit organisation of elected contributors.
Our mission: to build great tools for people.
Beyond just delivering a secure, stable and sustainable operating system, the goal is also to become and maintain a credible and recognised community in the free software world.
To date, Mageia:
Started in September 2010 as a fork of Mandriva Linux,
Gathered hundreds of careful individuals and several companies worldwide, who coproduce the infrastructure, the distribution itself, documentation, delivery and support, using Free Software tools;
Released ten major stable releases in June 2011, in May 2012, in May 2013, in February 2014, in June 2015, in July 2017, in June 2019, in February 2021, in August 2023 and in July 2026.
