Balance. The philosophy of yin-yang teaches among other
things that a struggle of energies provides balance and can even serve as a
flywheel of momentum. In a recent post, I
attempted to present some unique giving
propositions for the OSDV Foundation which were focused – in part – on the

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Validation.
It’s a nice thing when you can get it. We may have unintentionally gained just a
little today in a sideways sort of way.

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Rocket Science.
It doesn’t take rocket science to understand the essentials of systems
integrity. But, wait a minute! It does take rocket science to properly make
high integrity systems.

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Certification. Its hot news. Today its Colorado. Just check out how much coverage the Colorado’s State Secretary received in declaring three out of four of the state’s digital voting equipment vendors’ products unfit for service, or at least unreliable, and decertifying their use.

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I’ve
written in other postings how the OSDV Foundation’s focus
makes it distinctive – a focus not primarily on talking, but on making
breakthrough digital voting technology that people can see, touch, and
try. That focus is also the basis of the

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Happy Holidays – we’re off and running!  This is likely to be one of my longest postings of blather, but I feel it’s important to make this case early on– Why OSDV? — and then we can focus on other matters.  So bear with me because I’d like to learn what you think in response.

As Chief Development Officer, I continually meet with business executives to discuss how the OSDV Foundation can raise the funding it needs to accomplish its mission.  The good news is the level of enthusiasm I hear from these thought leaders. 

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For the first ever blog posting at OSDV, I thought I’d answer a couple basic questions about why we blog and what people can expect to find here - and what not to expect.

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