Why not use open source software all the way? Shouldn't the systems, methods, and procedures all be publicly known and used transparently, in full public view? Why is there such a rush to lock us into novel, relatively unproven, and proprietary black-box systems?

Did any of you read about the plan to publish the actual votes online, so that anyone could see their own vote and verify it, though full secrecy (i.e., ability to link vote to voter) would be maintained? Isn't publication of the data probably the best way to ensure that the people trust the integrity of the process? Couldn't people whose votes were misregistered or miscounted simply come forward to blow the whistle? Couldn't different people then count the same votes with different software to verify (or contest) the official count?