Breathalyzer company refuses to turn over source code

Posted by tuxchick on Nov 5, 2005 9:31 AM EDT
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The case has received a lot of attention in the open source and technology communities, in many ways because it is being seen as compelling evidence that devices with the potential to affect individuals' freedom or liberty - such as breathalyzers used in DUI cases and electronic voting machines in elections - should utilize open source software and be available for any citizen to review. And while open source software would prevent the need for a court order, the case is really about knowing that software is doing what it is designed to do.

..."If you're going to have a computer program that says somebody committed a crime, we get to know how its coming up with that answer."

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