Re: Hand count or open source

[Evan Daniel Ravitz <evan@xxxxxxxx>]

Me three. #2 Hand count. When in doubt, use the tried and true.

Evan

On Tue, 9 Nov 2004, Ralph Shnelvar wrote:

> 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
> >
> >
>