Product Disclaimer

Copyright
Lapwing-Linux is owned and run by Sam Black.
Lapwing-Linux , all documentation, images, text, audio and visual downloads (unless otherwise stated) are © Copyright Lapwing-Linux 2004-2009 and © Copyright Sam Black 2004-2009. All rights reserved.
Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds. The Tux images are the creation of Larry Ewing.
All other copyrights and trademarks are used without permission, unless otherwise stated. No challenge to their status is intended.

Licences
"Lapwing-Linux" is shipped free of a licensing charge, enabling the end user to employ as many copies as they wish without repurchasing product licences.
As such, "Lapwing-Linux" is shipped with NO WARRANTY, as outlined below.
By downloading or otherwise obtaining "Lapwing-Linux", or part thereof, you are agreeing to all Disclaimers, "No Warranty" and Licences outlined below.

At any release date of "Lapwing-Linux" all programs, libraries, graphics, fonts, sounds, or other materials shipped within "Lapwing-Linux", were free for non-commercial use and redistribution.
If authors have changed their licensing, please contact the Lapwing-Linux Developers using the contact us form.

Software
Most packages in "Lapwing-Linux" have their licensing information included in the package, however some packages maybe without correct licensing information.
Most programs in "Lapwing-Linux" are released under the GNU General Public Licence (GNU GPL) version 3 http://www.lapwing.org/disclaim/gpl3.txt , GNU General Public Licence (GNU GPL) version 2 http://www.lapwing.org/disclaim/gpl2.txt or GNU Lesser General Public Licence (GNU LGPL) version 2.1 http://www.lapwing.org/disclaim/lgpl21.txt .
OpenSSL is released under it''s own licence http://www.lapwing.org/disclaim/openssl.txt .
Some scripts in /etc/rc.d/ are based on the Slackware Linux scripts by Patrick Volkerding, and are released under the BSD Licence http://www.lapwing.org/disclaim/bsd.txt .
Programs written by the Developers of "Lapwing-Linux" are released under the GNU General Public Licence (GNU GPL) version 3, unless otherwise stated.

Multimedia (excluding source code)
Graphics, sounds, fonts or other materials which are not program source code created by the Developers of "Lapwing-Linux" are release under the Creative Commons {Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 2.0 UK: England & Wales} Licence
For commercial use of the media created by the Developers of "Lapwing-Linux", or if you are unsure if your use is commercial or not, please contact us.
Multimedia by third parties are subject to separate licensing terms and conditions, which may be found in the package provided.

No Warranty Disclaimer
AS "Lapwing-Linux" IS LICENSED FREE OF CHARGE, THERE IS NO WARRANTY FOR "Lapwing-Linux", TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
THE COPYRIGHT HOLDERS AND/OR OTHER PARTIES PROVIDE "Lapwing-Linux" "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF DESIGN, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
IN NO EVENT UNLESS REQUIRED BY APPLICABLE LAW WILL ANY COPYRIGHT HOLDER, OR ANY OTHER PARTY WHO MAY MODIFY AND/OR REDISTRIBUTE "Lapwing-Linux", BE LIABLE TO YOU FOR DAMAGES, INCLUDING ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES ARISING OUT OF THE USE OR INABILITY TO USE "Lapwing-Linux" (INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF DATA OR DATA BEING RENDERED INACCURATE OR LOSSES SUSTAINED BY YOU OR THIRD PARTIES OR A FAILURE OF "Lapwing-Linux" TO OPERATE WITH ANY OTHER PROGRAMS OR SERVICES), EVEN IF SUCH HOLDER OR OTHER PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.