Even touching the software is not enough to catch all the attempts at manipulation -
http://arstechnica.com/security/2016/02/crypto-flaw-was-so-glaring-it-may-be-intentional-eavesdropping-backdoor/ Mark On Tue, Feb 2, 2016 at 8:10 PM, Lou <knight4li...@gmail.com> wrote: > Well, this has more to do with "Free Software" than "Open Source" that > has different philosophies. > > Releasing the source code is not enough as the licence might be still > very restrictive (here is the code, look. You can see it but you can't > touch it.) > > > http://www.counterpunch.org/2004/08/19/why-we-need-quot-free-software-quot-voting-machines/ > > https://www.fsf.org/blogs/licensing/gplv3-tc-voting-machines > > > https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2015/04/17/tampering-with-us-voting-machine-as-easy-as-abcde-says-virginia-report/ > > > http://www.networkworld.com/article/2223462/microsoft-subnet/machines-alter-election-votes--hacking-voting-machines-so-easy-that-grandma-can-do-.html > > > > > On 02/02/2016 06:33 PM, Vedanta Teacher wrote: > > Blessings, > > > > Let me begin by saying that I haven't belonged to a political party > > beginning in 1985-1989 (?) > > and have voted independently from that time so I have no ax to grind. > > > > There are multiple accusations of vote fixing or manipulation in Iowa by > MS > > through a "free" > > app. "Free" as in spy ware. How can closed source, proprietary source > code > > be used to > > count something as critical as votes in a free society? I still remember > > the Diebold voting > > machines in the 2000 election if that is the right year. > > > > I was wondering if there was a role for the open source community (even > > hacktavist) > > in ensuring free and fair elections. > > > > If this is the wrong group for this posting my apologizes but I already > had > > this on my > > mind and this just confirmed my thoughts. If the corruption and cronyism > > goes on long > > enough eventually the Open Source Community will be in their sights- > Just a > > thought. > > > > " I don't care who votes as long as I count the votes." Joseph Stalin. > > > > Blessings, > > Paul > > _______________________________________________ > > PLUG mailing list > > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@lists.pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
