John Edwards supports "open source" for voting systems
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| John Edwards has become the first presidential candidate to support
| "open source code" for election systems.
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http://www.freepress.org/departments/display/19/2007/2662#3258828628252476494
Don't forget the so-called 'Microsoft amendment', which is anti-open source.
They tried to invade and conquer the NY legislature. More aggressive lobbying.
Microsoft Muscles the NYS Legislature
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| Microsoft’s proposed change to state law would effectively render
| our current requirements for escrow and the ability for independent
| review of source code in the event of disputes completely meaningless
| - and with it the protections the public fought so hard for.
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http://nyvv.org/blog/bolipariblog.html
Luckily they lost.
State legislators keep e-voting apps in public hands
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| Microsoft, whose Windows software is used in some of the vendors' devices,
| sought to amend the law to avoid the strict escrow provisions.
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| [...]
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| But Lipari had his worries before the matter was resolved. Earlier
| this month, in his blog, he called Microsoft the "800-pound gorilla
| of software development" as he called attention to its plans. Microsoft,
| he said, had been steadily lobbying legislators and circulating an
| unsigned document that would redefine the law.
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http://www.linuxworld.com/news/2007/062507-state-legislators-keep-e-voting-apps.html?fsrc=rss-linux-news
There are many other examples where Microsoft changes US law to defend its
monopoly. It's a company of marketers, lawyers, and lobbyists. It's not about
engineers and programmers.
Related:
Changing the Report, After the Vote
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| That agreement was nearly imperiled last weekend, though. Gerri
| Elliott, corporate vice president at Microsoft's Worldwide Public
| Sector division, sent an e-mail message to fellow commissioners
| Friday evening saying that she "vigorously" objected to a paragraph
| in which the panel embraced and encouraged the development of open
| source software and open content projects in higher education.
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http://insidehighered.com/news/2006/09/01/commission
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