Note: Not sure it actually made it to the list.. there was a bounce... sorry if there are dup's
brk
As regards this. there are two sides to the voting issue that overlap but have distinct differences.
Transparency and security.
The
voting methodology needs to be transparent, and the voted themselves
need to be secure from unauthorized viewing, modification and permanent.
In our universe this means we need to have a vouchsafe hard copy
produced at the time of voting. As we cannot produce a printout for
the voter, we have to depend on the window method to observe the paper
roll as the voting is cast. Cumbersome, but it works.
As far as inviolate, the software needs to be verified and tested,
but in a closed environment. The selected individuals cannot divulge
what they know about the software details, but they need to validate it.
I have been around the block on voting systems for years and have come
to the conclusion that neither Traditional OpenSource nor Traditional
proprietary code will do the task.
For routine things, opensource is great. For SECURE systems, not so much.
my FWIW.
Bill
On Mon, Aug 4, 2008 at 3:20 AM, Joel Kahn
<jj2kk4@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Here's an angle on FLOSS principles
applied to electronic voting systems:
http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com/?p=1305
Be sure to look at the responses; this
posting really brought lots of analytical
nerds out of the woodwork.
I'm thinking the topic might have educational
value at the college level--maybe even high
school? Any ideas for ways to fit this into
a curriculum somehow?
Joel
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Bill Ries-Knight
Stockton, CA
SaveStockton.org Just make it better!
Read The Mayors Blog at
http://savestockton.org/blog/mayor
Why you have the wrong view.
http://savestockton.org/chicken.htmlRespect the process, Vote.