GNU.FREE's development formally stopped (2002)

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I hadn't heard of GNU.FREE despite having an interest in both GNU and voting systems. Doesn't strike me as a great loss really though. As the article mentions, Bruce Schneier makes a solid case against electronic voting systems. [0] If such systems must exist I'd rather they use Free software, but it would be better if electronic voting systems didn't exist in the first place.

[0] See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25048768

It's funny that a subject so thoroughly put to rest in 2002 is still a subject of constant debate in the blogosphere.

I thought it was put to rest too, until I talked with some Estonians.

There's at least one government out there that's working on internet voting The Hard Way.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_voting_in_Estonia

Whoa, really? This is not something I'd heard about previously. Do you have any links where I can learn more?

Not OP, but perhaps they are referring to secure voting systems in general.

Ah, that makes sense, thanks.

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