[FM Discuss] Fwd: [OpenSourceAdvocatesforObama] FW: Rep Conyers open source legislation

[Julian Oliver]

..on Mon, Mar 16, 2009 at 03:06:06AM -0700, Edward Cherlin wrote:
> Another likely topic.
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> From: Brent Turner <brent at trealestate.net>
> Date: Mon, Feb 2, 2009 at 10:12 PM
> Subject: [OpenSourceAdvocatesforObama] FW: Rep Conyers open source legislation
> To: Open Source Advocates for Obama
> <OpenSourceAdvocatesforObama at groups.barackobama.com>
> 
> H.R.105 : To protect voting rights and to improve the administration
> of Federal elections, and for other purposes.
> 
> Sponsor: Rep Conyers, John, Jr. [MI-14] (introduced 1/6/2009)
> Cosponsors (5)
> Committees: House Judiciary; House Administration; House Oversight and
> Government Reform
> Latest Major Action: 1/6/2009 Referred to House committee. Status:
> Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the
> Committees on House Administration, and Oversight and Government
> Reform, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in
> each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the
> jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
> 
> COSPONSORS(5), ALPHABETICAL [followed by Cosponsors withdrawn]:
> (Sort: by date)
> 
> Rep Cohen, Steve [TN-9] - 1/6/2009
> 
> Rep Gutierrez, Luis V. [IL-4] - 1/8/2009
> 
> Rep Jackson-Lee, Sheila [TX-18] - 1/6/2009
> 
> Rep Nadler, Jerrold [NY-8] - 1/6/2009
> 
> Rep Wexler, Robert [FL-19] - 1/6/2009
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> `SEC. 299F. STANDARDS FOR PUBLICLY AVAILABLE OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE IN
> VOTING MACHINES.
> 
> `The Commission shall establish standards for the software used in
> voting machines for elections for Federal offices, including standards
> to ensure that all such software is open source software which may be
> accessible for inspection by the public.'.
> 

..and about time.. Americans have accepted proprietary interest and implemented
opacity in their democratic process for far too long.

as usual, it's a question of education (or lack thereof)!

cheers,

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