Seeking The Source For Ireland's E-Voting System 291
WeeBull writes "Michael Cunningham from p45.net tried to request 'the source code of the electronic voting system first used in Ireland's May 2002 general election, plus any supporting technical documentation supplied to the Department of Environment and Local Government including the functional specifications' under Ireland's Freedom of Information legislation. The result wasn't what he expected ..."
Expectations (Score:5, Funny)
You mean he got everything he asked for, overnight, with no questions asked?
Wow.. this is unusual (Score:5, Funny)
What kind of world are we living in?
Re:Now that's creepy. (Score:3, Funny)
uselections2004.c (Score:4, Funny)
#include <bomb_iraq.h>
#include <freeoil.h>
#include <stdio.h>
int bushvotes;
int othervotes;
int vote*;
main(){
if(vote* == othervotes++){
printf("Vote VOID");
othervotes--;
bushvotes++;
}
for (florida_votes; florida_votes<bushvotes(florida))
othervotes--
}
}
I suggest a minor change (Score:4, Funny)
See, the source code for Germany's voting system is open source, and I quickly saw a potential problem and proposed a solution.
Never Worked For Me (Score:5, Funny)
It didn't give me the expected result either....
Re:Paper and Pencil (Score:2, Funny)
Of course: because we all know that "The computer doesn't lie.
I found this in the source! (Score:0, Funny)
Let's spare time... (Score:2, Funny)
It would be as in the XVIIth century with the King choosen by God. Easy and cheap!
Then we can proceed to the next logical step: the revolution.
our new king (Score:2, Funny)
Re:uselections2004.c (Score:4, Funny)
Dude, get over it already! He won the election! It's been THREE YEARS!
Re:Paper and Pencil (Score:4, Funny)
Re:uselections2004.c (Score:1, Funny)
in other news (Score:5, Funny)
In an unrelated matter, Bill Gates is now President despite not even being present on the ballot or this being an election year. George Bush was called a "sore loser" by the media; why can't he just accept that the recount clearly shows Gates ahead by 8 million votes?
Re:in other news (Score:1, Funny)
(Hint, check the population of the US)