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NY Times Endorses Open-Source Election Software

Posted by timothy on from the nice-to-inspect-the-goods-you-buy dept.

jdauerbach writes "On its editorial page today, the New York Times called for election system reform, saying among other things that 'Congress should impose much more rigorous safeguards, including a requirement that all computer code be made public. It should require that all electronic machines produce a voter-verified paper trail.'"

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  1. People Still DON'T get it! by l0ungeb0y · · Score: 0, Troll

    Look people, using OSS over propriatary "black box" code is no answer to the REAL PROBLEM! To truly fix this broken election system, of ours we should use the ancient Babylonian system of CLAY TABLETS!

    No hanging chads, unintelligeable markings or buggy software.
    Besides, ever here of the Babylonians having such problems with THEIR ELECTIONS?? I thought not.

    I've already developed an prototype using an 8' tall cardboard box, cookie cutters and a happy-cake oven. How much did this cost me? $42.95+shipping and handling. Eat that Diebold!

  2. what does it matter? by Chiisu · · Score: 0, Troll

    our votes don't count anyways....

  3. blah by CanadaDave · · Score: 0, Troll

    An endorsement from a newspaper should mean about as much as an endorsement from a celebrity.