Re: Resolution 1999-08-03.nl: Guidelines for Equipment and Service Donations

From: Paul Crowley <paul(at)hedonism(dot)demon(dot)co(dot)uk>
To: Daniel Jacobowitz <dan(at)debian(dot)org>
Cc: spi-general(at)lists(dot)spi-inc(dot)org
Subject: Re: Resolution 1999-08-03.nl: Guidelines for Equipment and Service Donations
Date: 1999-08-16 19:16:45
Message-ID: 87hflzwn6q.fsf@hedonism.demon.co.uk
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Daniel Jacobowitz <dan(at)debian(dot)org> writes:
> By no means - consider the hardware donations aimed at creating support
> for the hardware. They give it to us on the condition that we use it
> to develop drivers for it. It may be a foreign agenda, but it may also
> be our own internal agenda.

In my experience, it is best to accept such a gift only if the strings
have a clearly stated maximum lifespan. Fulfilling such conditions
forever is too much to ask.
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