[sclug] Looks like volunteering linux boxes to schools is now criminal offense

[Alex Butcher]

On Wed, 4 Jun 2008, Jacqui Caren wrote:

> From the often less than accurate vulture central seems to have
> something here - I *hope* they have it wrong...
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/06/04/government_database_volunteers/

I've been tracking and campaigning against legislation like this since 1998
(RIPA), but your subject strikes even me as a particularly vexatious
interpretation of the legislation; donating a computer isn't working with
children (arguably, you're merely donating it to other reponsible adults, so
I don't think even concerns about pre-compromised-for-paedophile-grooming
fears should hold up). I sometimes worry that overly-vexatious
interpretation does legitimate campaigns more harm than good.

> Jacqui

Best Regards,
Alex.
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