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

From: Christoph Lameter <christoph(at)lameter(dot)com>
To: "Ean R (dot) Schuessler" <ean(at)novare(dot)net>
Cc: Nils Lohner <lohner(at)icd(dot)teradyne(dot)com>, Martin Schulze <joey(at)infodrom(dot)north(dot)de>, board(at)spi-inc(dot)org, spi-general(at)lists(dot)spi-inc(dot)org, recipient list not shown: ;
Subject: Re: Resolution 1999-08-03.nl: Guidelines for Equipment and Service Donations
Date: 1999-08-06 00:50:17
Message-ID: Pine.LNX.4.10.9908051748440.7214-100000@opensource.captech.com
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I would expect them at least to pretent that this is an altruistic act and
agree to a no strings donation. We cannot allow a foreign agenda to
control the organization.

On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, Ean R . Schuessler wrote:

> I disagree. I don't think that it would be unusual or, for that matter, unfair
> for a donor to place some constraints on their donation. We must remember that
> many times these donations will not be of a purely altruistic nature. I can
> envision many situations where a donor may be giving something to us because
> they hope that we can do something for them. I think that this may be
> especially true in the case of large donations.

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