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==Electronic Voting Systems in New Hampshire==
 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
 
  
CONTACT:
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Currently I'm working on building an Educational System featuring a server running Edubuntu and a diskless, noiseless, thin client workstation both as a project to teach my 8-yr old son about computers, and as a springboard to speak with local educators about solutions for Technology in the School District.
Robert (Rob) Lembree
 
Chair, Greater NH Linux Users Group
 
603-494-0559
 
rob@lembree.com
 
http://www.gnhlug.org/
 
  
"Electronic Voting Systems in New Hampshire," presented by '''Anthony Stevens''',
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I'm also learning about MythTV because I'm planning to build a Home Entertainment Multimedia Center
New Hampshire Assistant Secretary of State, hosted by the
 
Greater New Hampshire Linux Users' Group, at Daniel Webster College's
 
Collings Auditorium, Nashua, NH, October 27th at 7:00 PM
 
  
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Of course both of these projects are founded entirely on Free and Libre Open Source Software
  
(Nashua, NH, October 19, 2004) -- Anthony Stevens, New Hampshire
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== Free Technology in Education ==
Assistant Secretary of State, will address "Electronic Voting Systems
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This project will rely on Edubuntu and the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP). See [[Free Technology in Education]]
in New Hampshire" in Daniel Webster College's Collings Auditorium
 
Wednesday, October 27th at 7:00 p.m. The program is free and open to
 
the public.
 
  
Sponsored by the Greater New Hampshire Linux Users' Group (GNHLUG),
 
Mr. Stevens will present prospects for new elections technology in New
 
Hampshire. An informal discussion will follow.
 
  
<blockquote>"We're very excited to host the assistant Secretary of State for this
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== Free Technology in the Living Room ==
  very important topic, within a week of such a closely watched
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This project is based on [[MythTV]].  MythTV is part (more than) full-featured Digital Video Recorder (DVR) software for Linux.  The most famous DVR is probably TiVo, which also runs on Linux, but MythTV differs from TiVo in several ways. MythTV:
  election," said '''Robert Lembree''', chair of the Greater NH Linux Users'
 
  Group"As proponents of open source software, GNHLUG members have a
 
  keen interest in electronic voting systems, which are exclusively
 
  closed-source and therefore not open to analysis by outside
 
  professionals. Absent public scrutiny, governments must proceed
 
  cautiously in adopting any technology, especially any technology which
 
  can be verified only with 'trust-us' escrow procedures."</blockquote>
 
  
<blockquote>"The 'Help America Vote Act' has mandated a new processes and systems
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* is 100% free
  which the States are now working to implement", said '''Bill Sconce''',
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* runs on standard computer hardware
  GNHLUG Program Chair. "GNHLUG is pleased to have this opportunity to
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* has no monthly fees
  sponsor a discussion of New Hampshire's progress in these efforts, and
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* is highly customizable
  how they relate to the robust elections process which New Hampshire
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* allows you full unencrypted digital access to all your audio and video content
  uses. We are privileged to have Mr. Stevens as our guest."</blockquote>
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* is optimized for features, not profits
  
<blockquote>"Our nation was built on being 'open'", said '''Jon "maddog" Hall''',
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See [[Free Technology in the Living Room]]
  Executive Director of [http://www.li.org Linux International]. "Open town meetings and
 
  electoral accountability are part of what makes our nation great. If
 
  we are to surrender to computers the counting of our votes, we need to
 
  be sure that the software which does the job is not only correctly
 
  written and valid, but that anyone who wishes to inspect it can verify
 
  for themselves that it is correctly written and valid."</blockquote>
 
  
ABOUT GNHLUG - Members of the Greater New Hampshire Linux Users'
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== Articles Wanted ==
Group are interested in the Linux operating system and other free and
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These are just some current areas of interest that I mean to expand on -- but if you are reading this, please feel free to join me.
open source software.  GNHLUG has several chapters in New Hampshire
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=== Document Format Conversion ===
with regular meetings that are open to everyone.  Membership is also
 
open to everyone, and there are no dues. With over 275 members, GNHLUG
 
provides assistance with Linux and free software to individuals,
 
businesses, schools, and organizations in New Hampshire and northern
 
Massachusetts.  For more information, see [http://www.gnhlug.org www.gnhlug.org].
 
  
ABOUT LINUX - Linux is a free, open-source operating system that runs
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[[Document formats]] and [[Format conversion]] are topics that are very important to 'regular people' (whether they realize it or not) and especially to folks who create good information systems. All pages in this wiki can be converted to multiple formats, thanks to Magnus' [[wiki2xml]] code that I'm deploying right now. [[User:Freephile|freephile]] 14:57, 28 July 2007 (EDT)
on everything from hand-held devices, to set-top boxes, personal and
 
office computers, servers, mainframes, and supercomputers.  Linux is a
 
registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
 
 
 
ABOUT DWC - Daniel Webster College (DWC), founded in 1965, educates
 
purposeful men and women for professional entry, advancement, and
 
advanced studies in the fields of aviation, computer science,
 
management, social science, and engineering. DWC students prepare
 
throught residential and continuing studies programs that emphasize
 
the integration of theory and practice through interactive teaching
 
and learning in the professional and liberal studies. DWC offers the
 
Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and information systems
 
through its day program. Through its graduate and continuing-studies
 
program, DWC offers a Bachelor of Science degree in software
 
development, as well as certificate programs in Client-Server
 
Application Development; C/UNIX Programming; Computer Security; MS
 
Windows Programming; PC Networking; UNIX Systems Administration; Web
 
Design; Microsoft .NET; and Webmaster Technology. For more information
 
visit [http://www.dwc.edu www.dwc.edu] or call 603-577-6500.  
 
- END -
 
 
 
==[[Future Events]]==
 

Latest revision as of 08:54, 24 March 2009

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Currently I'm working on building an Educational System featuring a server running Edubuntu and a diskless, noiseless, thin client workstation both as a project to teach my 8-yr old son about computers, and as a springboard to speak with local educators about solutions for Technology in the School District.

I'm also learning about MythTV because I'm planning to build a Home Entertainment Multimedia Center

Of course both of these projects are founded entirely on Free and Libre Open Source Software

Free Technology in Education[edit | edit source]

This project will rely on Edubuntu and the Linux Terminal Server Project (LTSP). See Free Technology in Education


Free Technology in the Living Room[edit | edit source]

This project is based on MythTV. MythTV is part (more than) full-featured Digital Video Recorder (DVR) software for Linux. The most famous DVR is probably TiVo, which also runs on Linux, but MythTV differs from TiVo in several ways. MythTV:

  • is 100% free
  • runs on standard computer hardware
  • has no monthly fees
  • is highly customizable
  • allows you full unencrypted digital access to all your audio and video content
  • is optimized for features, not profits

See Free Technology in the Living Room

Articles Wanted[edit | edit source]

These are just some current areas of interest that I mean to expand on -- but if you are reading this, please feel free to join me.

Document Format Conversion[edit | edit source]

Document formats and Format conversion are topics that are very important to 'regular people' (whether they realize it or not) and especially to folks who create good information systems. All pages in this wiki can be converted to multiple formats, thanks to Magnus' wiki2xml code that I'm deploying right now. freephile 14:57, 28 July 2007 (EDT)