Re: an open-audit voting system for GNOME elections
Hi Ben, Ben Adida wrote: Currently, I am developing this using HTML+Javascript with *some* calls into the JVM for crypto. I may be able to eventually do these in pure Javascript, especially if there's a strong need, though I am hoping that's not necessary... BigNum in Javascript is going to be quite slow. That said, if this continues to be an issue (if Java isn't released under the GPL quickly enough), then definitely keep me posted. I imagine that if you test that this works with a Free JVM such as Kaffe that there won't be any issue. Cheers, Dave. -- Dave Neary GNOME Foundation member [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: an open-audit voting system for GNOME elections
Hi Ben, Le lundi 12 mars 2007, à 11:55, Ben Adida a écrit : Hi all, My name is Ben Adida, I'm a postdoc fellow at Harvard working on crypto and public policy. I spend a bunch of my time on voting systems, in particular those that let you or anyone audit the process from end to end. If you haven't encountered these systems before, they're significantly more powerful than your average voting system, with or without a paper trail. I'm currently implementing Helios, a voting system with this open-audit property. Last week, I was on the GNOME MC irc, where I collected requirements for the GNOME election and explained Helios in a bit more detail. If the system is eventually good enough, the goal is to have GNOME and potentially other free software groups use it in elections and referenda. (GNOME MC = GNOME membership committee, for those who were wondering) I've started a publicly accessible and CC-licensed wiki: http://helios.stikipad.com/ I will keep this wiki updated with the full design and, more importantly, pointers to partial demos as they become stable enough. Of course the whole codebase will be free/open-source: I will move it to a public source repository as soon as it's in decent v0.1 shape (2-3 months). Your thoughts/comments/questions/criticisms are welcome, either on the wiki as public comment, or to me personally. Just wondering: on [1], Java is mentioned. Does it mean it'd be required for each voter to have the java plugin? It might be an issue for some people (well, maybe not in the future when java will be totally free). Thanks for working on this, and keep us informed about the progress of your work! Vincent [1] http://helios.stikipad.com/helios/show/Helios+Implementation+Details -- Les gens heureux ne sont pas pressés. ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: an open-audit voting system for GNOME elections
Vincent Untz wrote: Just wondering: on [1], Java is mentioned. Does it mean it'd be required for each voter to have the java plugin? It might be an issue for some people (well, maybe not in the future when java will be totally free). Currently, I am developing this using HTML+Javascript with *some* calls into the JVM for crypto. I may be able to eventually do these in pure Javascript, especially if there's a strong need, though I am hoping that's not necessary... BigNum in Javascript is going to be quite slow. That said, if this continues to be an issue (if Java isn't released under the GPL quickly enough), then definitely keep me posted. -Ben ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
Re: an open-audit voting system for GNOME elections
Interesting, thanks for your interest in the GNOME democratic space. Is your project based in a specific voting system or can it integrate different ones? For instance, now we are using in GNOME a simple system of most-voted-get-elected, although there have been discussions about integrating a preferential voting system. If we were going to think of using better voting tools, it would be worth to discuss and agree whether we are happy with the current voting system or we prefer to go for another one. Not big deal, but I think that a preferential system would respond better to our will and needs. Perhaps too much for a chance if we need to do the implementation, but if someone if offering his expertise willing to develop a great voting tool... On 3/12/07, Ben Adida [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi all, My name is Ben Adida, I'm a postdoc fellow at Harvard working on crypto and public policy. I spend a bunch of my time on voting systems, -- Quim Gil /// http://desdeamericaconamor.org ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
an open-audit voting system for GNOME elections
Hi all, My name is Ben Adida, I'm a postdoc fellow at Harvard working on crypto and public policy. I spend a bunch of my time on voting systems, in particular those that let you or anyone audit the process from end to end. If you haven't encountered these systems before, they're significantly more powerful than your average voting system, with or without a paper trail. I'm currently implementing Helios, a voting system with this open-audit property. Last week, I was on the GNOME MC irc, where I collected requirements for the GNOME election and explained Helios in a bit more detail. If the system is eventually good enough, the goal is to have GNOME and potentially other free software groups use it in elections and referenda. I've started a publicly accessible and CC-licensed wiki: http://helios.stikipad.com/ I will keep this wiki updated with the full design and, more importantly, pointers to partial demos as they become stable enough. Of course the whole codebase will be free/open-source: I will move it to a public source repository as soon as it's in decent v0.1 shape (2-3 months). Your thoughts/comments/questions/criticisms are welcome, either on the wiki as public comment, or to me personally. -Ben Adida [EMAIL PROTECTED] / [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://ben.adida.net http://benlog.com ___ foundation-list mailing list foundation-list@gnome.org http://mail.gnome.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-list
