Re: Hand count or open source

[Ralph Shnelvar <ralphs@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dear Paul:

Me, too.  #2.

Open source is not open hardware.

How hard would it be to put in hardware that looks for a bit pattern in
memory that switches the software from "real mode" to "test mode" so that
bogus data moves through the system?

The answer to that rhetorical question is: Not hard at all.

Ralph Shnelvar



On Tue, 9 Nov 2004 00:32:18 -0700, you wrote:

>Evan,
>
>Lets take a poll right now and see how people feel.
>
>1. open source software with procedural protections to make sure
>the source we inspect is what we vote with.
>
>or
>
>2. hand-counted paper ballots
>
>before NEXT YEAR's election.
>
>-----
>and I'll start with #2
>
>