Kussh, On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 12:15 PM, Kussh Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Dinesh, > > Saw your blog entry on electoral reforms. Is there any FOSS software which > will help the voting process? I think we really need such enabling tools/ > category of FOSS softwares. Once it becomes easy and convenient to vote, and > it is ingrained as a habit from childhood, maybe some of your concerns will > be addressed and India will become a REAL democracy rather than a SHAM one > it is at present.
That blog is classified in Politics and not meant for ILUG-Bom. :) > The software would fulfill a need in myriad applications e.g. in > 1 Housing societies AGMs > 2 Company/stockholders Annual General Meetings > 3 in panchayats > 4 in classrooms > 5 in companies, schools, adventure groups, theater audiences, neighbourhood > meetings, in ngos etc etc --i.e. wherever collective decision making is > required. The technology is vital for wider participation and voter convenience, but that can not be only solution. In fact I will be answering those questions over couple weeks. You are most welcome provide comments and suggestions which I can include in my final article. What I am really seeking is socio-political change. And course technology can and will provide necessary missing links. :) > I tried searching on http://directory.fsf.org and other places but have yet > to find such a software. Maybe somebody will make it someday > > Almost all Swiss citizens participate in voting on important issues thru the > sms/mobile route and they vote atleast once a month since it is so > convenient. This is what I learned from a person who came to tell us about > RTI from the CHRI -- www.humanrightsinitiative.org. Other people has already posted the links to relevant software links so I will not repeat. > Kussh Thanks for your comments and insights! With regards, -- --Dinesh Shah :-) Shah Micro System +91-98213-11906 Blog-1: http://dineshah.wordpress.com/ Blog-2: http://dineshah.blogspot.com/ Yogi Berra - "I never said most of the things I said." -- http://mm.glug-bom.org/mailman/listinfo/linuxers
