So GCN had an article Lab certifying voting equipment failed to meet requirements so here we go again. What now? Legislators are trying to govern/regulate/enforce processes that they don't really understand. Anybody remember the internet being a "series of tubes"?
What particularly stands out in the article was "the manufacturers are not allowed to play a role in the testing process" and "In July, EAC sent a letter to SysTest about concerns that the lab 'is allowing and inviting manufacturers to play an inappropriate role in the development of test plans'".
This is not to say that an independent testing committee isn't needed. It is needed. What is also needed is the colaboration of development AND testing in order to verify that the software is in fact doing what it intends to be doing. Any tester worth their salt would agree that this dialog is a necessity. Rule #2 of the Sociopathic Obsessive Compulsive: When give a choice - pick both!
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