NYT Calls For Open-Source Election Machines 302
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'."
"Endorsement?" (Score:4, Informative)
user / pass for those who want it free (Score:2, Informative)
Working Link Via Google (Score:4, Informative)
Not an "editorial" (Score:5, Informative)
It's an interesting piece, but it's not an editorial. An editorial states the opinion of the newspaper as a whole (actually of the Editorial Board, if you're feeling pedantic) and as such carries a fair amount of weight, as in saying, for example, "The New York Times has endorsed Kerry for President." This is just an opinion piece by one of the paper's writers, and is a lot lower on the food chain than an editorial.
Open Voting Consortium (Score:5, Informative)
Open Voting Consortium [openvotingconsortium.org]
Re:well.. not completely true (Score:5, Informative)
Re:well.. not completely true (Score:1, Informative)
Re:Yeah, right (Score:1, Informative)
Re:Finally, people are seeing reason... (Score:5, Informative)
In this particular case, the open-source movement advocates the individual's right to public information, especially information behind public processes that have a huge impact on government functions and operations. We have a right to understand exactly how such critical processes work in order that the integrity of such processes is preserved.
Re:So how do you prove... (Score:1, Informative)
Re:Open Voting Consortium (Score:2, Informative)
"A group of civic-minded programmers known as the Open Voting Consortium has written its own open-source code."
Re:200 year tradition of open source method (Score:2, Informative)
I'm also from Australia and usualy we know the winner of the election, if not on the night by monday if it is close!
Dave