[draft 3] Guidelines for Equipment and Service Donations

[Nils Lohner]

[Changes from Ean incorporated (thanks, Ean.  Good changes!).  I moved the 
restrictions at time of donation into the general section- made more sense 
there.  Looks like the resolution is close to mature.  Nils.]

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-Proposed Draft 3- 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.

- Any restrictions or usage requirements on donations must be stated at 
the time of donation. These restrictions are not subject to change after 
the assets have been transferred to SPI.  Restrictions on loans may be 
changed as described below.


Equipment Guidelines
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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.

- 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 and does not
violate any of the restrictions imposed by the donor.

- 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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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.

- If the donor wishes to change the conditions under which the service is 
donated or withdraw the service, they 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.org          PO Box 1326 
Board Of Directors <board at spi-inc.org> Boston, Ma. 02117 USA