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==Electronic Voting Systems in New Hampshire==
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
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CONTACT:
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Robert (Rob) Lembree
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Chair, Greater NH Linux Users Group
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603-494-0559
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rob@lembree.com
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http://www.gnhlug.org/
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New Hampshire Assistant Secretary of State, hosted by the
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Greater New Hampshire Linux Users' Group, at Daniel Webster College's
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Collings Auditorium, Nashua, NH, October 27th at 7:00 PM
  
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However, It has long been my desire to show the film 'Revolution OS' at the Newburyport Public Library
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(Nashua, NH, October 19, 2004) -- Anthony Stevens, New Hampshire
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Assistant Secretary of State, will address "Electronic Voting Systems
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in New Hampshire" in Daniel Webster College's Collings Auditorium
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Wednesday, October 27th at 7:00 p.m. The program is free and open to
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the public.
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Sponsored by the Greater New Hampshire Linux Users' Group (GNHLUG),
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Mr. Stevens will present prospects for new elections technology in New
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Hampshire. An informal discussion will follow.
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very important topic, within a week of such a closely watched
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keen interest in electronic voting systems, which are exclusively
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closed-source and therefore not open to analysis by outside
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professionals. Absent public scrutiny, governments must proceed
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cautiously in adopting any technology, especially any technology which
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sponsor a discussion of New Hampshire's progress in these efforts, and
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how they relate to the robust elections process which New Hampshire
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<blockquote>"Our nation was built on being 'open'", said '''Jon "maddog" Hall''',
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Executive Director of [http://www.li.org Linux International]. "Open town meetings and
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electoral accountability are part of what makes our nation great. If
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we are to surrender to computers the counting of our votes, we need to
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be sure that the software which does the job is not only correctly
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written and valid, but that anyone who wishes to inspect it can verify
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for themselves that it is correctly written and valid."</blockquote>
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ABOUT GNHLUG - Members of the Greater New Hampshire Linux Users'
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Group are interested in the Linux operating system and other free and
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open source software.  GNHLUG has several chapters in New Hampshire
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with regular meetings that are open to everyone.  Membership is also
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open to everyone, and there are no dues. With over 275 members, GNHLUG
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provides assistance with Linux and free software to individuals,
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businesses, schools, and organizations in New Hampshire and northern
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Massachusetts.  For more information, see [http://www.gnhlug.org www.gnhlug.org].
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ABOUT LINUX - Linux is a free, open-source operating system that runs
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on everything from hand-held devices, to set-top boxes, personal and
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office computers, servers, mainframes, and supercomputers.  Linux is a
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registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
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ABOUT DWC - Daniel Webster College (DWC), founded in 1965, educates
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purposeful men and women for professional entry, advancement, and
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advanced studies in the fields of aviation, computer science,
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management, social science, and engineering. DWC students prepare
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throught residential and continuing studies programs that emphasize
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the integration of theory and practice through interactive teaching
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and learning in the professional and liberal studies. DWC offers the
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Bachelor of Science degree in computer science and information systems
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through its day program. Through its graduate and continuing-studies
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program, DWC offers a Bachelor of Science degree in software
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development, as well as certificate programs in Client-Server
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Application Development; C/UNIX Programming; Computer Security; MS
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Windows Programming; PC Networking; UNIX Systems Administration; Web
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Design; Microsoft .NET; and Webmaster Technology. For more information
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visit [http://www.dwc.edu www.dwc.edu] or call 603-577-6500.
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==Event Planning==
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It has long been my desire to show the film 'Revolution OS' at the Newburyport Public Library (there is a large auditorium, so we could handle whatever crowd we could build).  Of course it could also be done on a small, informal setting.
 
The cast features:
 
The cast features:
 
Linus Torvalds,
 
Linus Torvalds,
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This film is a good one for both enthusiasts and complete non-geeks alike.  There is more info at the [http://imdb.com/title/tt0308808/ imdb]
 
This film is a good one for both enthusiasts and complete non-geeks alike.  There is more info at the [http://imdb.com/title/tt0308808/ imdb]
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If you are interested, please send an email to greg '@' freephile '.' com.  If I get enough interest, I'll start to coordinate and organize the event.

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