--- On Sat, 4/18/09, Orlando Andico <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm not at all certain that an open-source code review > is possible. One of the bidders is supposed to be > proposing a system by Scytl. > > I am pretty sure that Scytl would not allow their software > to be subjected to public review. Perhaps review by one > or two code auditors, yes.
RA-9369 Section 14 reads: "Once an AES technology is selected for implementation, the Commission shall promptly make the source code of that technology available and open to any interested political party or groups which may conduct their own review thereof." The law is clear, no matter what the winning vendor wants. If the winning vendor wants to close-source their programs, then it is our duty as members of the open-source community of the Philippines to take Comelec to court, for violation of this provision of RA-9369, the ultimate law that guides the conduct of computerization of the 2010 elections. The framers of RA-9369 were quite forward-looking and progressive in putting this provision in the law. While the Americans are having a problem trying to see the source code of their voting computers, we have it in our law the open-sourcing of our election computer programs. This is where I stand firmly, and I believe that if you love your country, that you will stand with me in this. Let us force Comelec to follow this provision of the law, because that is the legal thing, it is their obligation. Pablo Manalastas Linux User #5037 _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
