Linux User Group of Davis Linux Emergency Response Team (LERT) Release Agreement v1.0 By signing this release agreement between you and The Linux User Group of Davis (hereinafter referred to as LUGOD), you give up certain legal rights. Therefore, you should read the agreement carefully. If you have any questions about the legal effect of this agreement, you should consult an attorney and not any member of LUGOD. By signing this release agreement you acknowledge the following: (1) That your signing this agreement is partial consideration for the services provided by LUGOD. (2) That LUGOD does not promise that the work done on your computer equipment will be successful. A LUGOD member will help you attempt to install, configure, or otherwise get the Linux operating system to work on your computer equipment. However, because of possible defects in computer software or computer hardware, including improperly configured computer hardware, not every attempt is successful. (3) That the attempt to install, configure, or otherwise get the Linux operating system to work on your computer equipment has inherent dangers that no amount of care, caution, instruction, or expertise can eliminate. That any attempt to install, configure, or otherwise get the Linux operating system to work on your computer equipment, especially including any attempt to partition or re-partition your computer's hard drive, may result in the loss of some or all of the data stored on that hard drive. That you are hereby advised that you should back up all important data before the attempt to install, configure, or otherwise get the Linux operating system to work on your computer equipment. (4) That you are expressly assuming the risks of the dangers set forth above. (5) That by signing this release agreement you hereby forever release LUGOD, its officers, and all of its members from any legal liability LUGOD might have arising from the attempt to install, configure, or otherwise get the Linux operating system to run on your computer equipment. That this release includes, but is not limited to, any losses caused by the negligence of any LUGOD member who attempts to install, configure, or otherwise get the Linux operating system to work on your computer equipment. Signature Name Date Witness Signature Witness Name Date