On Fri, Jun 28, 2024 at 11:23:57PM -0600, Gunnar Wolf wrote: > Roberto C. Sánchez dijo [Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 06:14:54AM -0400]: > > On Tue, Jun 25, 2024 at 08:39:51AM +0530, Nilesh Patra wrote: > > > On Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 12:32:59PM +0100, Steve McIntyre wrote: > > > > On Mon, Jun 24, 2024 at 12:18:56PM +0200, somebody *claiming* to be > > > > Luna Jernberg wrote: > > > > > > > > <junk elided> > > > > > > > > Just to be 100% clear, that mail didn't come from Luna's normal gmail > > > > account but was instead spoofed and sent via emkei.cz, a "free online > > > > fake mailer". It's now blocked from Debian lists. > > > > > > If what you're saying is correct (based on headers that make sense), it's > > > a bit > > > concerning since someone is launching targeted spoofing attacks with the > > > name > > > of actual Debian contributors. > > > > > > The style of writing mail - everything in one line, CCing several lists is > > > similar to how Luna writes it too. Freaky. > > Sadly, we do have our resident, established, well-known favorite > troll. And the project has quite recently made an announcement > involving him: > > https://lists.debian.org/debian-news/2024/msg00000.html > > So, given no evidence otherwise, I point my finger to said troll's > general direction. > > > AI can already generate audio and video that convincingly imitate real > > people. Why not the same with email? Though, the implications are rather > > serious. > > > > Perhaps our policies need to evolve to expect (or require?) > > cryptographic signatures from DDs in mailing list discussion. We may > > eventually reach a point where AI can fabricate those as well, but that > > seems to not be possible yet. > > This time around we don't need to overcomplicate things given we know > it is his establihed pattern to come up with false identities trying > to smear sh*t on DD's noses. >
Advice for those who are unaware of trolls: Do known that such energy sucking creatures exist and avoid them. Groeten Geert Stappers -- Silence is hard to parse
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