[Linux-aus] Grant request: Contribution to Senate voting source code FOI request review.

[Brent Wallis]

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On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 12:23 PM, Andrew Donnellan <ajdlinux at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I strongly support this application.
>
> Andrew
>  On 23/06/2014 11:17 am, "Chris Neugebauer" <chrisjrn at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Hey all,
>>
>> One of our members, Michael Cordover, has been going through the
>> Freedom of Information process to gain access to the source code used
>> by the Australian Electoral Commision to tally Senate votes in
>> Australian federal elections.
>>
>> Michael's process, including all correspondence with the AEC, has been
>> thoroughly documented here at [0].
>>
>> The AEC declined the FOI request, and Michael is currently seeking
>> appeal through the administrative appeals tribunal, as the free review
>> process was performed by the OAIC, a body being disbanded through the
>> 2014-15 federal budget process.
>>
>> The appeal requires a lodgement fee of some $850. Michael is in the
>> process of crowd funding this request [1].
>>
>> Whilst I'm not a lawyer, I've been following the process quite closely
>> since it started, and have been deeply bemused by the AEC's arguments,
>> which I personally feel are either technically flawed or absurd.
>>
>> I believe that the goal of the FOI request, and associated review, is
>> well in line with Linux Australia's values [2], in particular, that of
>> "Freedom", which explicitly states:
>>
>> "We value free access to, sharing of and repurposing of information,
>> in particular that information held by the public sector."
>>
>> I'd like to request that, as a showing of support, Linux Australia
>> make a small contribution, not exceeding $150 to the crowdfunding
>> campaign.
>>
>>
>> --Chris
>>
>> [0] http://easycount.mjec.net/
>> [1] http://www.pozible.com/project/183015
>> [2] http://linux.org.au/values
>>
>> --
>> --Christopher Neugebauer
>>
>> Jabber: chrisjrn at gmail.com -- IRC: chrisjrn on irc.freenode.net --
>> WWW: http://chris.neugebauer.id.au -- Twitter: @chrisjrn
>>
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