You don't trust programmers? This precisely what's wrong with source code review.
On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 8:59 PM, Danny Ching <[email protected]> wrote: > Very true. Unfortunately, I do not trust the programmers if I cannot > check their work. The purpose of source code validation is not to > check the computer or it's software's trustworthiness. A computer will > do what it's told. It is human corruption I'm worried about. Of course > outside of computers that is a different problem altogether. I just > don't want people blaming computerization for failure of elections. > > Regards, > Danny Ching > > > On Oct 12, 2009, at 5:53 PM, Oscar Plameras <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> What you mean is the trustworthiness of the people running the system. >> >> I'll say one thing from my experience, you can't use the system to >> arrest >> human corruption. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 8:35 PM, Danny Ching <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> I think I see where you are coming from. It is not the system we are >>> worried about sir. It is the trustworthiness of the system. A simple >>> exposure of the code will show that it is not doing anything out of >>> the ordinary. Besides. If the code is indeed simple as you said, then >>> checking the cource code should be easy. >>> >>> Regards, >>> Danny Ching >>> >>> >>> On Oct 12, 2009, at 5:26 PM, Oscar Plameras <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> A tester does not need to know about programming to test and accept >>>> a System. >>>> >>>> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 7:47 PM, fooler mail <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> On Mon, Oct 12, 2009 at 3:52 PM, Oscar Plameras <[email protected] >>>>>> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Remember, Election Automation Software is one of the easiest to >>>>>> develop. >>>>>> It is "Count and Tally", nothing complicated and convoluted. >>>>> >>>>> true.. BUT... the purpose of source code review is to examine if >>>>> there >>>>> is something beyond the count and tally thing which cannot be >>>>> seen by >>>>> your simulation test.. as what danny said - TRIGGERS.. >>>>> >>>>> special keyboard hotkey, special packets, special ER and others to >>>>> trigger the manipulation of votes to do the dagdag-bawas scheme... >>>>> >>>>> fooler. >>>>> _________________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> _________________________________________________ >>> 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 > _________________________________________________ > 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
