30th Anniversary of Linux T-shirt Design Contest - Linux Foundation

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CONTEST 30th Anniversary of Linux T-shirt Design Contest 30th Anniversary of Linux T-Shirt Design Contest Submit by Friday, August 6 Submit an original design, centered around the 30th Anniversary of Linux, for a chance to win a free trip covering airfare, hotel (4 nights) and conference ticket (maximum value of $4,000.00 USD), to Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference 2021 or Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference (North America, Japan or Europe) 2022. The winning design will be featured on the official Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference T-shirt and available for purchase in the Linux Foundation Store . Submissions will be reviewed after the deadline by a panel of conference program committee members and members of our Technical Advisory Board. The final 3 designs will be posted on social media for crowdsourced voting, with the winning design announced on Wednesday, August 25. To enter, please follow the below Design Guidelines and email your final design to tshirt2021@linuxfoundation.org by Friday, August 6! Design Guidelines: Please submit your design in vector format (.SVG or .EPS) with all fonts outlined, and limit the number of colors to a maximum of 8 Pantone colors. We are regrettably unable to accept designs in RGB or CMYK. The winning design will be printed on a navy blue t-shirt, so please keep that in mind when choosing colors and keep the size at a maximum of 11 inches wide by 13 inches tall.

The Linux Foundation 30th Anniversary of Linux T-Shirt Design Contest Official Rules   NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN.  A PURCHASE OR OTHER PAYMENT WILL NOT INCREASE YOUR CHANCES OF WINNING. INTERNET ACCESS AND AN EMAIL ADDRESS ARE REQUIRED TO PARTICIPATE. ARBITRATION NOTICE: BY ENTERING, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE UNITED STATES LAW, YOU AGREE THAT DISPUTES BETWEEN YOU AND ANY PROMOTION ENTITY WILL BE RESOLVED BY BINDING, INDIVIDUAL ARBITRATION HELD IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, UNITED STATES AND YOU WAIVE YOUR RIGHT TO PARTICIPATE IN A JURY TRIAL, CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT OR CLASS-WIDE ARBITRATION. See Disputes/Arbitration provision.   THIS CONTEST IS VOID TO RESIDENTS OF U.S. EMBARGOED COUNTRIES AND IS VOID WHEREVER RESTRICTED BY, WITHOUT LIMITATION, FILING OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS, OR IS OTHERWISE PROHIBITED OR RESTRICTED BY LAW.   Sponsor reserves the right, without notice or prior approval, to modify or supersede these Official Rules in its sole discretion and in such event will post revised Official Rules on the Website. Any time period stated herein may be extended or modified due to exigencies of the circumstances. Decisions of the Sponsor and judges are final and binding in all respects. ELIGIBILITY:  The Linux Foundation 30th Anniversary of Linux T-Shirt Design Contest (referred to as the “Promotion”) is offered to individuals who have reached the legal age of majority in their jurisdiction of legal residence who are not ineligible (as provided herein) nor under a conflicting employment, contractual or legal restriction to enter (eligible “Participants”). Employees, officers and directors of The Linux Foundation (“Sponsor”), its parent, subsidiary and affiliated companies, advertising and promotion agencies and any other individuals or entities who are engaged directly or indirectly in the development of, the production, distribution or review of materials for, or the administration, execution or implementation of this Promotion (collectively the “Promotion Entities”) and persons in the immediate family of such individuals (spouse, parent, child, sibling, partners and their respective spouses, and foster and step-relations) regardless of where they reside, or those living in their same household (whether or not related) as any person in any of the preceding categories are not eligible to enter or win a prize. 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The Review Committee will select three (3) finalists (subject to verification of eligibility and compliance) (each, a “Finalist”) from the Entries (each, a “Finalist Entry”), and the Finalist Entries will be made available for public viewing and voting to select one (1) Grand Prize winner beginning at 9:00 am PT on August 16, 2021 and ending at 11:59 pm PT on August 23, 2021 (the “Voting Period”). All time referenced herein is Pacific Time. Participants are solely responsible for determining the correct time zone in their respective jurisdictions; Promotion Entities disclaim all liability or responsibility relating thereto. Sponsor’s server/computer is the official time keeping device for the Promotion. AGREEMENT BY PARTICIPANT/USE OF INFORMATION: All participation in this Promotion shall be governed by these Official Rules available at bit.ly/Linux30thTShirt (the “Website”). The information provided will be used as stated herein and as stated in Sponsor’s Privacy Policy (https://www.linuxfoundation.org/privacy/) and the applicable Terms of Use on the Website (incorporated herein by reference). By participating in the Promotion, each Participant fully and unconditionally agrees to be bound to and accepts these Official Rules, and Privacy Policy, Sponsor’s Code of Conduct (https://events.linuxfoundation.org/about/code-of-conduct/) and any additional terms and conditions specific to the Promotion communicated by Sponsor. By participating, Participants further agree to be bound to the decisions of the Sponsor (and its authorized representatives) which are final and binding in all matters. By submitting an Entry (as defined below), Participants agree to be contacted by Sponsor with Promotion related communications. This Promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with any social media channel used to facilitate advertising in support of this Promotion. The information you provide will be used as stated herein and the aforementioned policies and laws, and for purpose of this Promotion. TO ENTER: To enter, during the Promotion Period, Participants must send an email to tshirt2021@linuxfoundation.org with an attachment containing one (1) original design, created by the Participant, for a t-shirt design (“Entry”) with the theme of the 30th Anniversary of Linux (the “Theme”). The Entry must comply with the Design Guidelines set forth on the Linux Foundation website at bit.ly/Linux30thTShirt (the “Design Guidelines”). Participants are urged to be creative in creating their Entries. VOTING/FINALIST SELECTION: As described above, the Review Committee will select the three (3) Finalist Entries from among the eligible Entries. The Finalist Entries will be available for voting during the Voting Period via a process that will be posted to the Website prior to the beginning of the Voting Period. During the Voting Period, eligible individuals 18+ may vote one (1) time for an Entry they feel best represents the theme of the 30th Anniversary of Linux (“Vote”). Entrants are welcome to share the Promotion with friends, family and known contacts to urge them to Vote for their Entry; HOWEVER, PLEASE DO NOT ENGAGE IN PHISHING OR SPAMMING. 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Submit an original design, centered around the 30th Anniversary of Linux, for a chance to win a free trip covering airfare, hotel (4 nights) and conference ticket (maximum value of $4,000.00 USD), to Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference 2021 or Open Source Summit + Embedded Linux Conference (North America, Japan or Europe) 2022.

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