Help Black Box Voting Examine ES&S Software

Gottesser writes, "Bev Harris of Black Box Voting has asked for the help of the Slashdot community. She would like people to take a look at ES&S's central tabulator software and start reporting on their impressions of it. This is a past release of the software but it is similar to the applications in production. Sorry, no source code." Read on for Bev's request and pointers to the code repositories. Update 23:38 GMT by SM Bev has confirmed that blackbox1.org is indeed owned by BlackBoxVoting making both a comment in the discussion and a post on the front page of blackboxvoting.org to help assuage reader fear/doubt.

From Bev:

"ES&S 'Unity' central tabulator software.

Software stash: three zip files --
http://www.blackbox1.org/ems.zip
http://www.blackbox1.org/un5.zip
http://www.blackbox1.org/Unity.zip

User Manuals for ES&S software can be found here:
http://www.bbvforum s.org/forums/messages/2197/2864.html

This is the ES&S central tabulator software, the ES&S counterpart to the Diebold GEMS central tabulator software. No source code, sorry, and no software for the precinct machines. This is reportedly one generation back, but from what I'm told has significant similarities to the new stuff. I would appreciate it if you can provide me with feedback on your impressions after looking at it. You may want to Slashdot it or whatever.

Best,

Bev Harris
Founder
Black Box Voting

Comments

So much for the center...

[__aaclcg7560]

Is there a reason why my computer is leaning to left now that I'm running the software?

slashdotting

[Paladin144]

You may want to Slashdot it or whatever.

Yes. Yes, we will.

Now stand back and let us get to work. We live for this shit... To some people it's just a job, but not to us, man. It's a passion. When we saved those baby orcas by slashdotting all of S.P.E.C.T.R.E.'s servers it was like.... wow, man. I've never felt so free.

I don't think of myself as a hero. I'm just doin' my job, ma'am.

Re:story is legitimate, I just talked to Bev by ph

[DShard]

I am torn... normally I trust anyone with a lower slashdot ID than myself. But I can't trust both of you.

Re:story is legitimate, I just talked to Bev by ph

[rob1980]

Great, so instead of /.'ing her website we're going to /. her phone instead. :)

Re:Hi, I'm Bev Harris. There's nothing fishy here.

[letxa2000]

Hi, I'm Bev Harris. There's nothing fishy here. (Score:5, Informative) by Bev Harris at BlackB (1026740)

I'm sorry, I don't trust anyone with a uid that high.