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Computerized voting systems (aka DREs or Direct Recording Electronic)
must be based on an operating system, for example, Windows or Linux.
Linux has the advantage of being open so that all the source code can
be open. Windows source code will not be opened to anyone.
Some people have argued that the basic Windows operating system can
remain secret as long as the voting application program (i.e. C,
Python, etc) is open.
Here are some questions about such an arrangement.
1. Could someone tamper with the Windows OS or put in some additional
code that would not be found in an inspection of the application
program that could alter the results?
2. Could viruses and other malware affect the OS and, ultimately, an
election without its effects being detected by examining the
application program?
Any other comments are welcome.
Thanks,
Bill Edelstein
Baltimore, MD
must be based on an operating system, for example, Windows or Linux.
Linux has the advantage of being open so that all the source code can
be open. Windows source code will not be opened to anyone.
Some people have argued that the basic Windows operating system can
remain secret as long as the voting application program (i.e. C,
Python, etc) is open.
Here are some questions about such an arrangement.
1. Could someone tamper with the Windows OS or put in some additional
code that would not be found in an inspection of the application
program that could alter the results?
2. Could viruses and other malware affect the OS and, ultimately, an
election without its effects being detected by examining the
application program?
Any other comments are welcome.
Thanks,
Bill Edelstein
Baltimore, MD