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>Legal Protection</TITLE
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NAME="GENERATOR"
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CONTENT="Modular DocBook HTML Stylesheet Version 1.7"><LINK
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REL="HOME"
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TITLE="Linux Installfest HOWTO"
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HREF="index.html"><LINK
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REL="UP"
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TITLE="Sample Forms"
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HREF="a325.html"><LINK
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REL="PREVIOUS"
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TITLE="Data Sheet"
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TITLE="Useful Web Sites"
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><TH
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>Linux Installfest HOWTO</TH
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WIDTH="10%"
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>Prev</A
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WIDTH="80%"
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ALIGN="center"
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VALIGN="bottom"
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>A. Sample Forms</TD
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><H1
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><A
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NAME="LegalProtection"
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>A.2. Legal Protection</H1
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><P
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> You may want to consider having users sign some kind of agreement
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before any work
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is performed on their systems. Such a document will make it clear to
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users exactly what they can and cannot expect from the installfest.
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</P
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> If you do decide to use one of these documents, please
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have it reviewed by a lawyer in your area.
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</P
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> If you do have an agreement approved by a lawyer,
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please contribute to the Linux community by sending a copy
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to the lead author of this HOWTO so that it may be included in
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future versions.
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</P
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><H2
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NAME="Release"
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>A.2.1. Release</H2
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> The following is a significantly modified version of a form posted on
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David Pitts's Web site.
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</P
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>INSTALLFEST RELEASE FORM</P
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><P
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> By signing this release agreement
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between you and the group holding the installfest (members of the
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__________________________ Linux User's Group, hereinafter
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referred to as
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Installers), you give up certain legal rights. Therefore, you should
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read the agreement carefully. If you have any questions about the
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legal effect of this agreement, you should consult an attorney and
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not any of the Installers. Please be aware that you may not participate
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in the installfest event unless you have signed this agreement.
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By signing this release agreement, you
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acknowledge the following:
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</P
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><P
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></P
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><OL
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TYPE="1"
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><LI
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> That your signing this agreement
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is partial consideration for the services provided by Installers.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> That Installers do not promise
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that the work done on your computer equipment will be successful.
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An Installer will help you attempt to install, configure, or
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otherwise get the Linux operating system to work on your computer
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equipment. However, because of possible defects in computer
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software or computer hardware, including improperly configured
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computer hardware, not every attempt is successful.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> That the attempt to install,
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configure, or otherwise get the Linux operating system to work on
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your computer equipment has inherent dangers that no amount of
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care, caution, instruction, or expertise can eliminate.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> That any attempt to install,
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configure, or otherwise get the Linux operating system to work on
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your computer equipment, especially including any attempt to
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partition or re-partition your computer's hard drive, may result in
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the loss of some or all of the data stored on that hard drive. That
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you are hereby advised that you should back up all important data
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before the attempt to install, configure or otherwise get the Linux
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operating system to work on your computer equipment.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> That an installfest is an inherently chaotic event at which
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many computer components, peripherals and systems are present;
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therefore, you are responsible for the security of your property.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> That you are expressly assuming
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the risks of the dangers set forth above.
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</P
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></LI
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><LI
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><P
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> That by signing this release agreement, you hereby forever
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release the Installers from any legal liability they might have
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arising from the attempt to install, configure, or otherwise get
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the Linux operating system to run on your computer equipment. That
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this release includes, but is not limited to, any losses caused by
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the negligence of any Installer who attempts to install, configure
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or otherwise get the Linux operating system to work on your
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computer.
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</P
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></LI
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></OL
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><P
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> By signing below, you agree that you understand the terms above:
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</P
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><P
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> Your:
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</P
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><P
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> signature: __________________________________________________
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</P
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><P
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>
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name: _______________________________________________________
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</P
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><P
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>
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month: ____________ day: __________ year: ________
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</P
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><P
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>
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Witness:
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signature: __________________________________________________
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</P
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><P
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>
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name: _______________________________________________________
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</P
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><P
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month: ____________ day: __________ year: ________
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</P
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CLASS="sect2"
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><H2
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CLASS="sect2"
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NAME="Waiver"
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>A.2.2. Waiver</H2
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> The following is Copyright 1998 Chris Halsall
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and the <A
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HREF="http://www.vlug.org/"
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TARGET="_top"
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> Victoria Linux Users Group</A
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Reuse permitted for Open Source
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Software promotion.
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</P
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><P
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>Linux InstallFest Waiver</P
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> I, _______________________________ acknowledge that I am participating
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in the "Linux Install Festival" entirely at my own risk.
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I assume
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responsibility for the integrity of the data on my computer system,
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have backed up all important data, and I will hold the volunteer
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helpers blameless for any damage to my computer system, to my data, or
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any other damages or liability that may result through my
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participation in this event. I further agree to be responsible for any
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licensing fees, shareware registrations, or other licensing
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requirements that may apply to the software I will receive. The
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purpose of this event is to distribute software packages that are Open
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Source, legally distributable with no charge to the user.
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</P
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> Every reasonable effort will be made to ensure that my system operates
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correctly before and after the installation, but I recognize that,
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because the software installed at this event is licensed free of
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charge, the copyright holder(s) and volunteer helpers and/or other
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parties provide this material "as is" without
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warranty of any kind,
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either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, the
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implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular
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purpose. The entire risk as to the quality and performance of this
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software, and the accuracy of its associated documentation, is with
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me. Should this software or its associated documentation prove
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defective, I assume the cost of all necessary servicing, repair, or
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correction.
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</P
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><P
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> Signature: __________________________________ Date: ___________
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</P
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