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In reply to the discussion: If Anonymous has definitive proof that Rove tried to hack the vote, present it. [View all]RoccoR5955
(12,471 posts)Do you people think that if the code was released, that the person who released it wouldn't have a target on their back?
If you REALLY want code to be released, how about having the companies that own the voting machines release their code to prove that there's no funny business coming from them? This code is proprietary, and if anyone decompiled it, and looked at it, it would be a crime. Not saying that Anonymous modified this code, but if they did, someone in their organization would go to jail, even if they did find something at fault with the code.
That's why I believe that they don't have to release their code. They said that it was a firewall that was password protected. They could have used any of a number of freely available firewalls out there, and simply installed it, and password protected it, and the folks who were going to modify the counts on the tabulators would be locked out.
I also find it interesting that people who don't have a clue when it comes to technology asking for this. If they were given code, what would they do with it? Would they understand it? How would they know if it was the real code? How would they analyze it? Could they analyze it? If they couldn't analyze it, how would they form an opinion as to how it was successful?
No, Anonymous does not have to release any code. It would open up too big a can of worms. This way, it's kept simple, and Anonymous does not tie themselves up with hearings and such, so that they can do more in the future.