Writing about Zorin_OS on LinkedIn: Is Using Images OK?

This year has been a roller-coaster, to say the least, and now I've found myself on LinkedIn searching for a new job! I'll go into more details below.

I enjoy writing, so a large part of my activity on LinkedIn has been writing about the EoL for WX and making the switch to Linus, especially Zorin_OS, which I consider to be a fantastic alternative to WX (way easier than Mint). So, my question is, can I use images from Zorin.com and the associated pages in these articles?

The last post I wrote about Zorin included links, so the images showed up as a part of those links. Now I'm thinking about writing an article, rather than just a post, and there's an option to add images. I don't want to infringe copyrights but I do want to encourage and educate people about the viable alternative that's available to those who, for whatever reason, can't or won't move up to Windows 11. Can I use images from here, or online, to promote Zorin_OS?

The background regarding why I'm in this position (don't read if you're not interested!!):
So, my estranged husband (together 26 years) passed away, at a young age, last year after losing the battle against his demons. Although we were estranged for a few years, I was devastated. I also lost one of two brother cats I'd rescued to an eagle owl, and had issues with my boss's husband, so my doctor registered me "off sick" for the last 3 weeks of the school year.

I had the summer to recover and I returned to work the following start of the new school year, 12 months ago. My boss did everything she could to make my life difficult, but the year was a complete success and my students performed really well: I was really happy. However, there were issues like not receiving my salary on time and my travel allowance was cut completely. There were a lot of other "forced problems" (e.g. my keys to the academy got "lost" for months... yada, yada.) but too much to go into.

There were also serious problems with the house I was renting, like being left without bathroom facilities for 3 weeks in June! My best friend came from England to stay for a few days on the very day my landlord sent workers to finally repair the damage. We stayed in a hotel by the beach, and while we were there I saw an advert for a country house close to where I’ve been living for the last few years. "Call them!", she said, so I did, and I ended up buying it, trapping the feral cats (mum and 4 kittens) and moving in by the end of July!

By the time I got to view the house the owners had dropped the price considerably. Not many people want a house that's over 100 years old, had no electricity or drinking water supply, but for me it was my dream house. I have solar panels, a water well and rights to so much water a year from a local reservoir, for the hamlet my house is a part of. There is no mobile / cell phone coverage inside the house but I have great Wi-Fi via satellite. ...and somehow, I've ended up with NINE cats!!! Picasso, the cat in my profile picture lost his fight with leukaemia about 3 weeks ago, then two tiny kittens turned up, screaming for food, at my door a few days later. There was a very bad smell coming from my wood store, and my neighbours and I think their mother died in there. I'm not going to look until winter. :sad_but_relieved_face:

I found out 6 days ago that my boss was not going to honour our contract (Fijo, discontinuo, indefinido) which means I work the school year, my contract pauses during the school summer holidays, then resumes in September. She's in breach of contract, so as of yesterday, I'm suing her. :face_without_mouth: I'm also searching for a new job! I'm not in a desperate situation but... ... .... LinkedIn could be a good place for me to find a new position BUT it's also a fantastic place to introduce people to Zorin_OS!!!

If you read this far, you truly deserve some kind of award, lol. Any and all advice will be gratefully received! :folded_hands: :people_hugging:

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You could look at the Site for the Press Kit. There You can download Images:

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@Ponce-De-Leon, thank you, you're a star!

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All the best to you!

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No. I'm only an User and Moderator. Not more.

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And don't forget to link the Unofficial Manual:

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That's a good idea @swarfendor437, I'll do that. I'm cogitating at the moment, especially as I don't use AI to "help" me, I like to get my thoughts in order before I begin putting anything down in writing. I've got several ideas in mind already. Thanks for the addition.

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Hello @0Picass0 It sounds like you are indeed, going through a tough situation in your life. Having said that, you have a solid head on your shoulders, and I think you will bounce back from this. Hopefully the lawsuit goes well, as well as your new job hunt.

3-weeks without a working bathroom, that would be awful! I gotta tell ya, I stopped using my city water, because the water company decided to abuse me when I was having plumbing troubles. They raised my bill to unreasonable levels, & refused to help me when I was done.

I now collect rain water for washing dishes & doing laundry, (old fashion way) and flushing toilets. I have cases of bottled water delivered for drinking water and making coffee.

I've also been recovering from a stroke I had in February, that took out my entire left side, leaving me unable to walk. Its been a long road to recovery, but I've improved so much, I can walk, mow lawns, etc. When life knocks us down, we don't give up, we get back up, and we persevere. If I can do it, you can do it! :slightly_smiling_face:


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Hahahaha! I'm not so old, hahaha!

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I really did laugh out loud! :rofl:

We never know what anyone we meet is going through, and you've had a heck of a lot to deal with. Glad you've been able to get back a lot of your mobility, it proves just what having a positive mental attitude can do.

As for me, I'm battling the sensations of feeling lost and betrayed. The start of a new academic year is always hectic but full of hope and expectation. I know I'll find work but I miss those students so much. I invest something of myself in each and every one of them.

Anyway, I picked up the deeds of my house this afternoon, it's so old fashioned here but I do like having that folder with all the signatures and the official blue stamps on every page. Quaint, but satisfying.

I've downloaded the images for the article I want to write about Zorin, and I have my ideas planned out. To say I don't really "do social media", and have less than 50 followers, my posts about Linux have had a lot of reactions and even been shared a couple of times! I'm enjoying letting people know that there is a solid escape route from MS and Windows.

As always, thanks for the advice and support. This forum is, from my point of view, one of the strongest points in favour of switching to Linux, and Zorin in particular. You guys rock! :heart_hands:

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Just for clarity (yes my middle name is pedantic) it is GNU (the OS)/Linux (the kernel that allows GNU to run) :wink:

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