NYT Calls For Open-Source Election Machines

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NYT Calls For Open-Source Election Machines

Posted by simoniker on Monday May 31, 2004 @09:42AM from the immediate-response dept.

anti-drew writes "The New York Times Magazine has an interesting editorial (free reg. req.) calling for open-source voting machines. From the article: 'Electronic voting has much to offer, but will we ever be able to trust these buggy machines? Yes, we will -- but only if we adopt the techniques of the 'open source' geeks.' That's quite an endorsement coming from the Times. Of course, one of the justifications was that open-source enthusiasts are 'libertarian freaks, nuttily suspicious of centralized power', who would 'scream to the high heavens if they found anything wrong'."

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aw sugar, aw honey honey by Anonymous Coward · 2004-05-31 09:45 · Score: -1, Offtopic

fifth post and taco's a screaming pedophile
Fucking A by Anonymous Coward · 2004-05-31 09:45 · Score: -1, Offtopic

May I be the first to say:

Fucking A.
In Soviet Russia... by SourceVisigoth · 2004-05-31 09:45 · Score: -1, Offtopic

open source voting machines elect you!!
1. Re:In Soviet Russia... by AntiOrganic · 2004-05-31 09:54 · Score: -1, Offtopic
  
  Aside from being another worthless Slashdot cliche, this doesn't even make sense. Are you implying that in America, we elect voting machines? That's jibber-jabber.
Re:hahaha by Anonymous Coward · 2004-05-31 09:49 · Score: -1, Offtopic

^---bacon
Re:no reg req link! by Anonymous Coward · 2004-05-31 09:49 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Whatever moderator modded that up is really bright...
The most patriotic thing you can do..... by i_want_you_to_throw_ · 2004-05-31 09:55 · Score: 0, Offtopic

is be suspicious of centralized power, especially the US government.

As far as being nutty people, I'll take advocacy for open source wherever I can get it thank you.
Re:But who will get by Anonymous Coward · 2004-05-31 11:00 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I am sitting here.. drinking wine and programming on my Windows 2003 box in .NET a littl asp.net app in C# and i even found this funny.. good stuff keep it up guys..