Comments on: franchisers over enfranchisement http://mindtangle.net/2006/01/24/franchisers-over-enfranchisement/ Mon, 08 Sep 2008 02:01:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: gknot http://mindtangle.net/2006/01/24/franchisers-over-enfranchisement/#comment-401 gknot Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:29:33 +0000 http://mindtangle.net/2006/01/24/franchisers-over-enfranchisement/#comment-401 I did some more in-depth searching on that: So far http://evm2003.sourceforge.net/ is the only one I know of that is completely 'free as in *' (and in python omg) http://www.votehere.com/ is a commercial venture that has opened their source... kinda. there is reference code available for inspection, and they have apparently made their code available to auditors, but there are parts that remain secret, mostly the heavy-crypto... which is concerning. i haven't taken an in-depth look at the provided source yet (http://www.votehere.com/downloads.php). will let you know if there are any interesting omissions. I did some more in-depth searching on that:

So far http://evm2003.sourceforge.net/ is the only one I know of that is completely ‘free as in *’ (and in python omg)

http://www.votehere.com/ is a commercial venture that has opened their source… kinda. there is reference code available for inspection, and they have apparently made their code available to auditors, but there are parts that remain secret, mostly the heavy-crypto… which is concerning. i haven’t taken an in-depth look at the provided source yet (http://www.votehere.com/downloads.php). will let you know if there are any interesting omissions.

]]> By: nagu http://mindtangle.net/2006/01/24/franchisers-over-enfranchisement/#comment-399 nagu Wed, 25 Jan 2006 21:23:23 +0000 http://mindtangle.net/2006/01/24/franchisers-over-enfranchisement/#comment-399 To be. . . (well, not fair, but perhaps accurate), an Excel spreadsheet might be used to completely denormalize the data. A lot of optimizations in the application layer might be guessed at if you had access to the database schema. But I'm taking away a larger point: It's absurd to have proprietary systems form the apparatus by which we democratically elect officials. Voting is the last defense against abuses of power. Back to open-source voting software: what's the status of these projects? I'm just starting to look into it. . . To be. . . (well, not fair, but perhaps accurate), an Excel spreadsheet might be used to completely denormalize the data. A lot of optimizations in the application layer might be guessed at if you had access to the database schema.

But I’m taking away a larger point: It’s absurd to have proprietary systems form the apparatus by which we democratically elect officials. Voting is the last defense against abuses of power.

Back to open-source voting software: what’s the status of these projects? I’m just starting to look into it. . .

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