Introduction The operating system and the different components available in the Caixa Mágica Linux distribution shall be called the "Software Products" hereafter. The Software Products include, but are not restricted to, the set of programs, methods, rules and documentation related to the operating system and the different components of the Caixa Mágica Linux distribution. 1. License Agreement Please read carefully this document. This document is a license agreement between you and Caixa Mágica Software which applies to the Software Products. By installing, duplicating or using the Software Products in any manner, you explicitly accept and fully agree to conform to the terms and conditions of this License. If you disagree with any portion of the License, you are not allowed to install, duplicate or use the Software Products. Any attempt to install, duplicate or use the Software Products in a manner which does not comply with the terms and conditions of this License is void and will terminate your rights under this License. Upon termination of the License, you must immediately destroy all copies of the Software Products. 2. Limited Warranty The Software Products and attached documentation are provided "as is", with no warranty, to the extent permitted by law. Caixa Mágica Software will, in no circumstances and to the extent permitted by law, be liable for any special, incidental, direct or indirect damages whatsoever (including without limitation damages for loss of business, interruption of business, financial loss, legal fees and penalties resulting from a court judgement, or any other consequential loss) arising out of the use or inability to use the Software Products, even if Caixa Mágica Software has been advised of the possibility or occurance of such damages. LIMITED LIABILITY LINKED TO POSSESSING OR USING PROHIBITED SOFTWARE IN SOME COUNTRIES To the extent permitted by law, Caixa Mágica Software or its distributors will, in no circumstances, be liable for any special, incidental, direct or indirect damages whatsoever (including without limitation damages for loss of business, interruption of business, financial loss, legal fees and penalties resulting from a court judgement, or any other consequential loss) arising out of the possession and use of software components or arising out of downloading software components from one of Caixa Mágica Linux sites which are prohibited or restricted in some countries by local laws. This limited liability applies to, but is not restricted to, the strong cryptography components included in the Software Products. 3. The GPL License and Related Licenses The Software Products consist of components created by different persons or entities. Most of these components are governed under the terms and conditions of the GNU General Public Licence, hereafter called "GPL", or of similar licenses. Most of these licenses allow you to use, duplicate, adapt or redistribute the components which they cover. Please read carefully the terms and conditions of the license agreement for each component before using any component. Any question on a component license should be addressed to the component author and not to Caixa Mágica. The programs developed by Caixa Mágica Software are governed by the GPL License. Documentation written by Caixa Mágica Software is governed by a specific license. Please refer to the documentation for further details. 4. Intellectual Property Rights All rights to the components of the Software Products belong to their respective authors and are protected by intellectual property and copyright laws applicable to software programs. Caixa Mágica Software reserves its rights to modify or adapt the Software Products, as a whole or in parts, by all means and for all purposes. "Caixa Mágica", "Caixa Mágica Linux" and associated logos are trademarks of Caixa Mágica Software. 5. Governing Laws If any portion of this agreement is held void, illegal or inapplicable by a court judgement, this portion is excluded from this contract. You remain bound by the other applicable sections of the agreement. The terms and conditions of this License are governed by the Laws of Portugal. All disputes on the terms of this license will preferably be settled out of court. As a last resort, the dispute will be referred to the appropriate Courts of Law of Lisbon - Portugal. For any question on this document, please contact Caixa Mágica Software. Warning: Free Software may not necessarily be patent free, and some Free Software included may be covered by patents in your country. For example, the MP3 decoders included may require a licence for further usage (see http://www.mp3licensing.com for more details). If you are unsure if a patent may be applicable to you, check your local laws.