Last updated: September 1, 2026.
These Terms of Service (“Terms”) govern your use of tux.fan (the “Site”). By using the Site you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the Site.
1. Content
All articles, guides, and downloadable resources on tux.fan are published for informational and educational purposes. We make a reasonable effort to keep content accurate and up to date, but we make no warranty as to its completeness or fitness for any particular purpose.
Use of any instructions, configurations, or commands described on the Site is at your own risk. Always back up your data before making system-level changes. tux.fan and its authors are not liable for any damage, data loss, or downtime resulting from actions you take based on Site content.
2. User accounts
Some areas of the Site (comments, forums, member areas) require you to create an account. You are responsible for:
- Keeping your password confidential.
- All activity that occurs under your account.
- Notifying us promptly if you suspect unauthorized access.
We reserve the right to suspend or terminate accounts that violate these Terms or that we reasonably believe are being used for abusive or malicious purposes.
3. Comments and user-submitted content
When you post comments, forum messages, or other content on the Site, you retain your copyright but grant tux.fan a non-exclusive, worldwide, royalty-free license to use, display, reproduce, and distribute that content in connection with the Site.
You agree not to post content that:
- Is unlawful, defamatory, harassing, or otherwise inappropriate.
- Infringes intellectual property rights.
- Contains spam, malware, or unsolicited commercial messages.
We may remove user-submitted content that violates these rules.
4. Intellectual property
All original articles, illustrations, site design, and branding on tux.fan are © the respective authors and tux.fan, unless otherwise noted. You may quote brief excerpts with attribution and a link back to the original article.
Third-party trademarks (Linux distributions, applications, services) remain the property of their respective owners and are used here for editorial and informational purposes only.
5. External links
The Site contains links to third-party websites we believe are useful. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content, privacy practices, or availability.
6. Advertising
When advertising is enabled, ads are served by third-party networks (such as Google AdSense). Those networks may use cookies or similar technologies to deliver ads. See our Privacy Policy for details.
7. Disclaimer of warranties
The Site is provided “as is” and “as available” without warranties of any kind, express or implied, including but not limited to warranties of merchantability, fitness for a particular purpose, or non-infringement.
8. Limitation of liability
To the maximum extent permitted by law, tux.fan and its authors shall not be liable for any indirect, incidental, special, consequential, or punitive damages arising from your use of the Site.
9. Changes to these Terms
We may update these Terms from time to time. The “Last updated” date at the top reflects when changes were made. Continued use of the Site after a change indicates acceptance of the revised Terms.
10. Contact
Questions about these Terms? Email contact@tux.fan.