Stops Secrecy in Vote Tabulation: OVC has a team of scientists ready to program computer software for voting machines and electoral tabulation that would be publicly owned or open source. Open source software could be checked by any party or group by hiring a capable computer programmer.
Provides Paper Trail: The OVC recommended procedure for tabulating elections relies on a paper ballot that is then fed through a scanner into a locked ballot box so that all originals are saved in case of the need for a recount or audit (See Sample Ballot).
Scientifically Verifiable: In addition to open source voting machine and tabulation software, the Open Voting Consortium is also working on a database checklist for standard practices in vote tabulation that would assure transparency and accountability. Some aspects of the OVC concept will soon be enfolded into California legislation.
Saves Money: Typical voting machines cost between $2,000 and $3,000, but OVC open source software could be run on any personal computer (PC) and ballots could be printed on a normal printer. OVC envisions PCs with tamper-proof cases as the new voting terminals at a savings of hundreds or thousands of dollars per terminal.(See page on OVC Cost Analysis).
Multi-lingual, Handicap Accessible, and Ready for Non-Traditional Voting: Unlike most voting machines and systems, the OVC system can be easily adapted for ballots in multiple languages. The OVC system also provides for the capability for sight impaired or blind voters to have their votes played back to them through headphones at the ballot box. Old voting machines and systems can't accommodate non-traditional elections like proportional representation, but these changes could be easily accommodated with the OVC system.
Excellent post sir. I totally agree with you and will go on to say long live the executive who is willing to let the engineers fail from time to time. Nothing teaches like experience, and not everything can be a totaly victory.
I was checking out the wikipedia link, and this was at the top of the page:/.
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I know this would take too much caring and itelligence for any typical person working in the school system, but why didn't someone "punish" these kids my allowing them to use thier curiosity productively?
These kids were mainly curious, here was a golden opportunity to learn something that was actually useful. The schools admin could have set up after school detention and had the kids learn and perform his sysadmin tasks. This could have been such a great opportunity, but I guess it's just easier to dial 911 anytime there is an independant thought.
Mod this guy up! If you are held for years, and never charged, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE to plead anything!
Serial killers have recieved better treatment from the legal system.
Well, I wouldn't want to call vista Long View, it might stain the reputation of these guys
http://longviewsoftware.com/
who do excellent work and deliver on time.
I actually got rooted once when I was a noob. I was pretty upset about it and had to do lots of reading and ask my buddies to really get an understanding of what went on.
The upside was that I learned a great deal more about security than I knew before. I had to configure a firewall, set up tripwire, install a root kit checker, configure ssh and apache and also turn off some uneeded services.
It was a pain at the time but I'm very grateful to the community helping me learn all of this quickly.
When I was a windows users, things would happen to my box and I would have no idea what was happening or really how to prevent it.
The sad thing is, I'm not confident that anyone knows what's REALLY going on with a Windows box.
Everytime there is a post about an apple update it always says "Quietly released". What the hell do you want Apple to do? Major newspaper headlines? Have Steve Jobs land a helicopter in your front yard to tell you the news? Christ, it's a minor update.
Wow, I was going to mod you up but you are already a 5. That is exactly what I think every time I see one of these book reviews.
Ha ha! Very funny post! ha ha!
I do see your point, and I don't think that this is an easy way to make money.
From what you write, people should never try because a big company will always do it better or push you out of the market.
I believe in small companies and would rather work with them any day. They are responsive to your needs and move faster than large companies.
As long as big companies are around, there will always be room for niche market players to can really cater to their customers.
Who would buy support for only one app? I would if could get exactly what I wanted.
Agreed. Innovation is what keeps people afloat, not closed source code. If IBM or Redhat rebundels your stuff, find a way to one up them. This is no different than any other line of business. Lots of companies make widgets, the successful ones find better ways to do it.
I am a big fan of making the source free but charging for support. This gives the user/customer so much more power. They can work on your application all they want, if they get stuck or need help, they call and pay you.
You can offer initial setup and configuration.
Many large companies charge quite a bit for support contracts. You can as well, with the advantage of having a lower TCO for your customers.
Great point! I can't believe that reinstalling your OS twice a year could ever be called acceptable. I have OS X and Slackware and both have been running for quite a while, with no trouble at all.
I only reboot my Mac for security updates and only reboot my Slack box to change out hardware.
At work, I have XP and a very old Sparc 5. If it wasn't for that Sparc, I'd never get anything done.
Well, I think it's a headache that he had to reinstall a Japanese version of windows. He doesn't speak the language very well so it was hard to read.
I can understand, I lived in Korea for a year and there were a couple of times were I was faced with solving computer problems in a foreign language.
I work for an ISP, it's easy to get suspicious when someone wants to register littlegirls.com or something equally disgusting.
There have been times where a hostmaster that I know has taken this info to the managment and they allowed it to go through.
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Agreed. I'm so tired of all these list articles. I'd rather see some actual news for a change.
Homer- "Or what? You'll release the dogs? Or the bees? Or the dogs with bees in their mouths, and when they bark they shot bees at you?"
There is an open source project!
Thier solution as stated on thier site:
Stops Secrecy in Vote Tabulation: OVC has a team of scientists ready to program computer software for voting machines and electoral tabulation that would be publicly owned or open source. Open source software could be checked by any party or group by hiring a capable computer programmer.
Provides Paper Trail: The OVC recommended procedure for tabulating elections relies on a paper ballot that is then fed through a scanner into a locked ballot box so that all originals are saved in case of the need for a recount or audit (See Sample Ballot).
Scientifically Verifiable: In addition to open source voting machine and tabulation software, the Open Voting Consortium is also working on a database checklist for standard practices in vote tabulation that would assure transparency and accountability. Some aspects of the OVC concept will soon be enfolded into California legislation.
Saves Money: Typical voting machines cost between $2,000 and $3,000, but OVC open source software could be run on any personal computer (PC) and ballots could be printed on a normal printer. OVC envisions PCs with tamper-proof cases as the new voting terminals at a savings of hundreds or thousands of dollars per terminal.(See page on OVC Cost Analysis).
Multi-lingual, Handicap Accessible, and Ready for Non-Traditional Voting: Unlike most voting machines and systems, the OVC system can be easily adapted for ballots in multiple languages. The OVC system also provides for the capability for sight impaired or blind voters to have their votes played back to them through headphones at the ballot box. Old voting machines and systems can't accommodate non-traditional elections like proportional representation, but these changes could be easily accommodated with the OVC system.
Its good enough for Bender! Bender 6502
We use judoscript at work. It lets us call java classes from a scripting language.
Excellent post sir. I totally agree with you and will go on to say long live the executive who is willing to let the engineers fail from time to time. Nothing teaches like experience, and not everything can be a totaly victory.
Time Warner Inc., Time Warner Cable, and Time Warner Telecom are all different companies.
TWTC most certainly does provide VoIP services. http://twtelecom.com/cust_solutions/services/one_s olution.html
So, I call BS on you. Althought I'm pretty damn sure Google has not been setting up any big deal with TWTC.
I was checking out the wikipedia link, and this was at the top of the page: /.
This article has recently been linked from Slashdot (backlink).
Please keep an eye on the page history for errors or vandalism.
I know this would take too much caring and itelligence for any typical person working in the school system, but why didn't someone "punish" these kids my allowing them to use thier curiosity productively? These kids were mainly curious, here was a golden opportunity to learn something that was actually useful. The schools admin could have set up after school detention and had the kids learn and perform his sysadmin tasks. This could have been such a great opportunity, but I guess it's just easier to dial 911 anytime there is an independant thought.
Mod this guy up! If you are held for years, and never charged, IT'S NOT POSSIBLE to plead anything! Serial killers have recieved better treatment from the legal system.
I think it was vampires actually.
Damnit, I looked that up. http://www.newtek.com/vt/ I am such a sucker.
Well, I wouldn't want to call vista Long View, it might stain the reputation of these guys http://longviewsoftware.com/ who do excellent work and deliver on time.
I actually got rooted once when I was a noob. I was pretty upset about it and had to do lots of reading and ask my buddies to really get an understanding of what went on. The upside was that I learned a great deal more about security than I knew before. I had to configure a firewall, set up tripwire, install a root kit checker, configure ssh and apache and also turn off some uneeded services. It was a pain at the time but I'm very grateful to the community helping me learn all of this quickly. When I was a windows users, things would happen to my box and I would have no idea what was happening or really how to prevent it. The sad thing is, I'm not confident that anyone knows what's REALLY going on with a Windows box.
Everytime there is a post about an apple update it always says "Quietly released". What the hell do you want Apple to do? Major newspaper headlines? Have Steve Jobs land a helicopter in your front yard to tell you the news? Christ, it's a minor update.
Wow, I was going to mod you up but you are already a 5. That is exactly what I think every time I see one of these book reviews. Ha ha! Very funny post! ha ha!
1: How much did you make last year?: 2: Give it all to us
I do see your point, and I don't think that this is an easy way to make money. From what you write, people should never try because a big company will always do it better or push you out of the market. I believe in small companies and would rather work with them any day. They are responsive to your needs and move faster than large companies. As long as big companies are around, there will always be room for niche market players to can really cater to their customers. Who would buy support for only one app? I would if could get exactly what I wanted.
Agreed. Innovation is what keeps people afloat, not closed source code. If IBM or Redhat rebundels your stuff, find a way to one up them. This is no different than any other line of business. Lots of companies make widgets, the successful ones find better ways to do it.
I am a big fan of making the source free but charging for support. This gives the user/customer so much more power. They can work on your application all they want, if they get stuck or need help, they call and pay you. You can offer initial setup and configuration. Many large companies charge quite a bit for support contracts. You can as well, with the advantage of having a lower TCO for your customers.
Thanks a lot Dorvak! Know M$oft knows how to kill Linux. I guess I will have to plan a funeral for my Slackware.
Great point! I can't believe that reinstalling your OS twice a year could ever be called acceptable. I have OS X and Slackware and both have been running for quite a while, with no trouble at all. I only reboot my Mac for security updates and only reboot my Slack box to change out hardware. At work, I have XP and a very old Sparc 5. If it wasn't for that Sparc, I'd never get anything done.
Well, I think it's a headache that he had to reinstall a Japanese version of windows. He doesn't speak the language very well so it was hard to read. I can understand, I lived in Korea for a year and there were a couple of times were I was faced with solving computer problems in a foreign language.
I work for an ISP, it's easy to get suspicious when someone wants to register littlegirls.com or something equally disgusting. There have been times where a hostmaster that I know has taken this info to the managment and they allowed it to go through.