[PLUG] What role could or should the Open Source Software community play in the 2016 election?

[Mark Phillips]

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 <knight4light at 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
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