perpetual gift computer system

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 <[email protected]>

[1] http://wiki.debian.net/index.cgi?PerpetualGift

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