Recently I came into the possession of a laptop computer with a dead battery. (Gateway Solo 2150 battery logic board failure with permanent low voltage signal.. hardware hacking possible?) The system has been given as a gift by the previous six owners, all of whom have been friends or acquaintances. At first I considered selling the laptop for a nominal sum but when I learned of the gift history I knew that in doing this I would incur a karmic debt to the previous stewards of the system. I would like to formalize a legal contract that would preserve the spirit of this perpetual gift in the letter of the law. This seems like an endeavour that would strongly complement the Debian Non-Profit project and the Free Software movement in general as it would make possible the conditional gift of computer systems to charity with the requirement that they remain gifts when they are subsequently replaced. If there are any lawyers or law students that feel like doing a little pro bono work then I beg of your assistance, as I have little experience in writing contracts. I've started a page on the Debian Wiki to develop this idea further[1]. Please, tell me what you think of it. Feel free to make changes or amendments to the Wiki, as that is the WikiWay. Regards, -- Lee Colleton <lee@colleton.net> [1] http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?PerpetualGift
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