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E-Voting Company Reveals Their Source Code
Kodi writes "VoteHere has decided to release their source code so that other people will have confidence in it (MSNBC, press release.) It's definitely NOT open source (unlike OVC) but it's still a step in the right direction."
It's called compliance with export law. Plenty of software companies have this restriction listed (for a long time you had to check the box to download Acrobat Reader until the export restriction were loosened slightly).
this is getting old and so are you
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This doesn't have a damn thing to do with open source, don't fool yourself. This has to do with accountability and the public perception that e-voting machines don't have any. The license isn't open source because it doesn't need to be.
The code is reviewable, so it can be audited to avoid the kind of debacles diebold is facing. It's a marketing move, and a move that is in the public interest. Intead of complaining that it wasn't released in the license you like you should be grateful that it is available for review at all.
Open source is good, but that doesn't mean something is bad just because you can't do with it what you want.
I realize that it takes a bit more effort the RTFA, but in the pdf include in the source they make it very plain how to submit bugs:
/or section number.
Reporting an Issue
VoteHere appreciates your e(R)orts in helping us identify and resolve issues and
inaccuracies with our products, specifications and documentation. If you feel you
have identified an issue with the VHTi API or documentation set, please proceed
with the following steps for submitting the issue to the VoteHere support team:
1. Record the version number of the API or document you are referencing,
and if documentation-related note the page and
2. Record and document the issue as clearly and in as much detail as possible.
3. Record your name, company name, and a telephone number where you can
be reached during normal business hours.
4. Contact VoteHere using one of the following methods:
Email: support@votehere.net
Fax: 1.425.450.2861
Phone: 1.888.457.6863
"If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit." - Mitch Hedberg
I believe the statistic is that only 1 out of every 10 person (correct me if I am wrong) in America votes in the presidential election.
That's incorrect. In 2000, there were over 105,000,000 votes cast. This was 51.3% of the voting age population of 205,815,000 and 67.5% of the 156,421,311 registered voters.
Source: Federal Election Commission
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