Quoting Matt Murphy <mmurphy at tc-tech.com>: > > It doesn't have much to do with linux. > > Yes, it does. If we continue to use closed-source voting machines with > no paper trail, we'll never have any way to check whether the votes we > cast were really counted correctly. A linux-based open source solution > would give us confidence in the vote, which I for one have very little > of at the moment. > > Whether we think there was foul play or not, I think we can all agree > that we need open source voting machines. And while it doesn't really > give us much more to discuss on the matter, except maybe how to > influence secretaries of state, it is certainly linux-relevant IMO. > > Matt > The discussion, as evidenced by the posts on this thread so far, will quickly turn from a technical discussion regarding the merits of different voting systems to a vigorous liberal vs conservative slapfest. I've seen enough of that already this year, I can't stomach any more. There are far better places to discuss this than here. josh _______________________________________________ TCLUG Mailing List - Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota Help beta test TCLUG's potential new home: http://plone.mn-linux.org Got pictures for TCLUG? Beta test http://plone.mn-linux.org/gallery tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.real-time.com/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list