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To: ShadowAce

The Linux community is very vigilant. Is this why election software needs to be open source?


12 posted on 05/06/2021 6:21:58 AM PDT by OldCountryBoy (You can't make this stuff up!)
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To: OldCountryBoy
Is this why election software needs to be open source?

Yes. Seeing the code and verifying that it is not corrupt is very powerful.

13 posted on 05/06/2021 6:24:42 AM PDT by ShadowAce (Linux - The Ultimate Windows Service Pack )
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To: OldCountryBoy

Yup, that is the beauty of open source. That’s why it’s generally safer and more secure than proprietary. Imagine what back doors are in Windows.


14 posted on 05/06/2021 6:26:59 AM PDT by Pollard
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Is this why election software needs to be open source?

Indubitably! No closed, proprietary code can be trusted.
15 posted on 05/06/2021 7:11:46 AM PDT by Montana_Sam (Truth lives.)
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To: OldCountryBoy
The Linux community is very vigilant. Is this why election software needs to be open source?

All election software should, as a matter of law, be open source. Otherwise, it simply can't be trusted.

16 posted on 05/06/2021 8:14:06 AM PDT by zeugma (Stop deluding yourself that America is still a free country.)
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