Welcome to the FOSS Linux Community! By accessing or using our forum, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions. Please read them carefully.

1. Acceptance of Terms

By registering for and/or using the FOSS Linux Community in any manner, including but not limited to visiting or browsing the site, you agree to these Terms and Conditions and all other operating rules, policies, and procedures that may be published from time to time on the site by us, each of which is incorporated by reference and each of which may be updated from time to time without notice to you.

2. User Conduct

You are responsible for your use of the forum, and for any content you post to the forum, and for any consequences thereof. You should only provide content that you are comfortable sharing with others under these Terms.

Content Restrictions

You may not post any content that:

  • Is unlawful, harmful, threatening, abusive, harassing, defamatory, pornographic, libelous, or invasive of another’s privacy, or harmful to minors in any way;
  • Impersonates any person or entity, including, but not limited to, a FOSS Linux Community official, forum leader, guide, or falsely states or otherwise misrepresents your affiliation with a person or entity.

User Content

The forum allows users to post content such as profile information, comments, questions, and other content or information (any such materials a user submits, posts, displays, or otherwise makes available on the forum “User Content”). You retain ownership of your User Content.

3. Intellectual Property

All forum content, including but not limited to text, graphics, logos, button icons, images, and software, is the property of FOSS Linux Community or its content suppliers and protected by international copyright laws.

4. Termination

FOSS Linux Community may terminate or suspend any and all Services and/or your FOSS Linux Community account immediately, without prior notice or liability, for any reason whatsoever, including without limitation if you breach the Terms.

5. Changes to Terms

FOSS Linux Community reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to modify or replace any of these Terms and Conditions at any time. It is your responsibility to check these Terms periodically for changes.

6. Disclaimer of Warranties

The forum is provided “as is”. FOSS Linux Community and its suppliers and licensors hereby disclaim all warranties of any kind, express or implied, including, without limitation, the warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, and non-infringement.

7. Limitation of Liability

In no event will FOSS Linux Community, or its suppliers or licensors, be liable with respect to any subject matter of these terms under any contract, negligence, strict liability, or other legal or equitable theory for: (i) any special, incidental, or consequential damages; (ii) the cost of procurement for substitute products or services.

8. General Representation and Warranty

You represent and warrant that your use of the forum will be in strict accordance with the FOSS Linux Community Privacy Policy, with these Terms and Conditions, and with all applicable laws and regulations.

9. Indemnification

You agree to indemnify and hold harmless FOSS Linux Community, its contractors, and its licensors, and their respective directors, officers, employees, and agents from and against any and all claims and expenses, including attorneys’ fees, arising out of your use of the forum, including but not limited to your violation of these Terms.

10. Miscellaneous

These Terms and Conditions constitute the entire agreement between FOSS Linux Community and you concerning the subject matter hereof, and they may only be modified by a written amendment signed by an authorized executive of FOSS Linux Community, or by the posting by FOSS Linux Community of a revised version.