Comments on: ethical licensing for electronic voting software http://gnuosphere.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/ethical-licensing-for-electronic-voting-software/ to compute freely Tue, 03 Nov 2009 15:58:02 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Peter http://gnuosphere.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/ethical-licensing-for-electronic-voting-software/#comment-622 Peter Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:17:45 +0000 http://gnuosphere.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-622 "banning" is extreme. you are correct. But an intangible-only record should be considered, by default, an undemocratic vote. Such government practice should be banned. Would you agree? Where in the world is this potential for corruption currently practiced? How about the US? Is it different from state to state, county to county, city to city, etc.? “banning” is extreme. you are correct. But an intangible-only record should be considered, by default, an undemocratic vote. Such government practice should be banned. Would you agree? Where in the world is this potential for corruption currently practiced? How about the US? Is it different from state to state, county to county, city to city, etc.?

]]> By: Luis Villa http://gnuosphere.wordpress.com/2008/08/05/ethical-licensing-for-electronic-voting-software/#comment-613 Luis Villa Mon, 25 Aug 2008 02:14:02 +0000 http://gnuosphere.wordpress.com/?p=200#comment-613 As <a href="http://tieguy.org/blog/2006/09/17/red-hat-voting-followups/" rel="nofollow">I've pointed out elsewhere</a>, I think the concept of banning e-voting altogether depends on a very naive view of the security of paper ballots. I'd certainly be in favor of banning any voting that didn't do (at a minimum) VVPAT, and ideally some sort of crypto-based verification, but to ban e-voting together throws the baby out with the bathwater. As I’ve pointed out elsewhere, I think the concept of banning e-voting altogether depends on a very naive view of the security of paper ballots. I’d certainly be in favor of banning any voting that didn’t do (at a minimum) VVPAT, and ideally some sort of crypto-based verification, but to ban e-voting together throws the baby out with the bathwater.

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