Actually, RA-9369 requires a source code review of the election software that will be used for the 2010 computerizewd elections. Members of PLUG might be interested in writing to Comelec Chairman Melo to ask for the source code and be part of the source code review process.
Pablo Manalastas *** --- On Tue, 6/2/09, Holden Hao <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Holden Hao <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: [plug] Smartmatic PCOS machines use embedded uClinux > To: "Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Technical Discussion List" > <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, June 2, 2009, 10:45 AM > On Tue, Jun 2, 2009 at 10:39 AM, > Pablo Manalastas > <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > Very bad. I meant that uClinux, being an > embedded system, > > does not boot from hard disk, but comes from ROM, > PROM, EEPROM, > > flash, etc. And this includes the election > application. > > The reason that my post mentioned ROM is because that > is what > > the tech person at the Smartmatic presentation at > Comelec > > told me. > > > > The mentioned of "non-volatile" storage, is an error > here. > > It might have been one of my senior moments. Sorry. > > Is there a policy of signing the code that is embedded in > the chip? > And verification of the chips after their use? > > There might be a need to verify the code in the other chips > on the > machine as well. Not just the main chip where the OS > and application > is stored. > > > > Holden > _________________________________________________ > Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List > http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug > Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph > _________________________________________________ Philippine Linux Users' Group (PLUG) Mailing List http://lists.linux.org.ph/mailman/listinfo/plug Searchable Archives: http://archives.free.net.ph
