Re: [draft 2] Guidelines for Equipment and Service Donations

[Just added the 'purpose must be specified at time of donation' clause and
reordered general guidelines. If there are no more major
objections/comments etc. I'll post it to the board for a vote next. Nils.]

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-Proposed Draft 2- Resolution 1999.03.03.nl
Guidelines for Equipment and Service Donations
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General Guidelines for Donations
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- All equipment will be used to further the goals of SPI and its
affiliated projects, and will be used in accordance with all SPI rules and
regulations.

- All equipment and services donated to SPI or any of its affiliated
projects must be used in compliance with any and all applicable laws.

- The criteria for differentiating between donated and loaned equipment
shall be whether or not a transfer of ownership from the donor to SPI has
taken place.

Equipment Guidelines
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- Donations of equipment can be marked for a specific project, or for SPI
in general. The latter is preferred as it allows SPI more flexibility in
the usage of equipment.

- Equipment can be donated for a specific purpose. SPI will make every
attempt to use it for the specified purpose, but may at its discretion
(and the discretion of the project that it was earmarked for, if
applicable) change its use if this is deemed necessary.

- Equipment that is donated for a specific purpose must have that purpose
clearly defined at the time of the donation.

- Equipment that is on loan to SPI or an affiliated project will be
considered a service, and will be used under the service guidelines.

Service Guidelines
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- Any restrictions on donations or their usage must be stated at the time
of donation.

- If the donor wishes to change the conditions under which the service is
donated or withdraw the service, he must inform SPI (and the project that
the service is donated to, if applicable) 15 days in advance.

- If SPI (or the project that the service is donated to, if applicable)
wishes to change the usage of the service, or use the service in a manner
contrary to that initially specified, they must inform the provider of the
service 15 days in advance.

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Nils Lohner Software in the Public Interest, Inc.
E-Mail: lohner(at)spi-inc(dot)org PO Box 1326
Board Of Directors <board(at)spi-inc(dot)org> Boston, Ma. 02117 USA

On Thu, Mar 11, 1999 at 04:07:27PM -0500, Nils Lohner wrote:
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> -Proposed Draft 2- Resolution 1999.03.03.nl
> Guidelines for Equipment and Service Donations
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>
>
> General Guidelines for Donations
> --------------------------------
>
> - All equipment will be used to further the goals of SPI and its
> affiliated projects, and will be used in accordance with all SPI rules and
> regulations.
>
> - All equipment and services donated to SPI or any of its affiliated
> projects must be used in compliance with any and all applicable laws.
>
> - The criteria for differentiating between donated and loaned equipment
> shall be whether or not a transfer of ownership from the donor to SPI has
> taken place.
>
>
> Equipment Guidelines
> --------------------

For the purposes of this agreement, "equipment" is understood to mean
any physical or monetary asset that is given, transferred or
otherwise donated to SPI for the purposes of furthering the SPI
effort or a SPI affiliated project.

- Any restrictions on donations or their usage must be stated at the time
of donation. These restrictions are not subject to change after the assets
have been transferred to SPI.

> - Donations of equipment can be marked for a specific project, or for SPI
> in general. The latter is preferred as it allows SPI more flexibility in
> the usage of equipment.
>
> - Equipment can be donated for a specific purpose. SPI will make every
> attempt to use it for the specified purpose, but may at its discretion
> (and the discretion of the project that it was earmarked for, if
> applicable) change its use if this is deemed necessary.

[edit of above]
- Equipment can be donated for a specific purpose. SPI will make every
attempt to use it for the specified purpose, but may at its discretion
(and the discretion of the project that it was earmarked for, if
applicable) change its use if this is deemed necessary and does not
violate any of the restrictions imposed by the donor.

> - Equipment that is donated for a specific purpose must have that purpose
> clearly defined at the time of the donation.
>
> - Equipment that is on loan to SPI or an affiliated project will be
> considered a service, and will be used under the service guidelines.
>
>
> Service Guidelines
> ------------------

For the purposes of this agreement, "service" is understood to mean
any asset which SPI has been granted use of, but does not own, for
the purposes of furthering the SPI effort or a SPI affiliated
projects. This might include, but is not limited to, donated network
bandwidth, usage of computing equipment or other physical equipment,
usage of space within a technical facility or other facility, or
services of personnel.

> - Any restrictions on donations or their usage must be stated at the time
> of donation.
>
> - If the donor wishes to change the conditions under which the service is
> donated or withdraw the service, he must inform SPI (and the project that
> the service is donated to, if applicable) 15 days in advance.
>
> - If SPI (or the project that the service is donated to, if applicable)
> wishes to change the usage of the service, or use the service in a manner
> contrary to that initially specified, they must inform the provider of the
> service 15 days in advance.

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Ean Schuessler As above
Novare International Inc. so below
--- Some or all of the above signature may be a joke