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geeks and elections

ShadowDancerShadowDancer When I say, "Why aye, gadgie," in my heart I say, "Och aye, laddie."London, UK
in Zocalo v2.0
turns out that those of us who are in favour of open source are [URL=http://yro.slashdot.org/yro/04/05/31/2136239.shtml?tid=103&tid=126&tid=172&tid=99]geeks[/URL] (and you know who u are;))

the idea has its pros and cons. not sure if i agree with it or not:rolleyes:

Comments

  • the_exilethe_exile Kupo!
    Especially the "libertarian freaks" part. :mad:
  • An ex-SquidAn ex-Squid Elite Ranger
    Typical uninformed mainstream newspaper reporting at its worst.:rolleyes: 'nuff said.
  • BigglesBiggles <font color=#AAFFAA>The Man Without a Face</font>
    Well, it's not all bad. At least they are calling for open source electronic voting systems.
  • BekennBekenn Sinclair's Duck
    Which really is a good idea. Voting is one process that I think should be totally out in the open. Having the source code publicly available would work excellently as a deterrent to fraud.
  • An ex-SquidAn ex-Squid Elite Ranger
    I was commenting on the [U]editorial[/U], not the subject of the editorial. I suppose I should've pointed that out. (I also should've noted that it was an editorial and not a news article, although some newspaper reporters have made their articles seem like the former.:eek: )

    I personally don't have any problem with electronic voting, so long as every reasonable precaution is taken to keep the hackers/crackers from screwing with it (and they'll try, no matter what OS is used; e-voting would be too tempting a target for 'em to ignore).
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