* Daniel Pocock <[email protected]> [2019-10-21 13:02]: > Two surveys/polls were distributed. One includes[4] a link to my blog, > the other even includes[5] my name. The former asks people to send me > money. Please note I'm not asking people for money: I've previously > suggested the best thing to do with your money is keep it in local > groups or give it to developers you know personally. > > Hoaxes often cut-and-paste many things that are true to gain our > confidence and then change some minor details to exploit our trust. For > example, maybe the minutes are 99% true but the results of the votes > have been changed. The poll with various links includes a link to an > FSFE page about a Fellow who died but it doesn't include any proof that > the same person gave the bequest. FSFE had 1500 Fellows at its peak, > mostly white German males between 30 - 50 years old. Actuarial tables > tell us that age group has a 0.2% rate of death: in other words, 3 > Fellows die each year, so the probability that the named Fellow gave the > bequest may be less than 33%. The use of my name, links and phrases > cut-and-pasted directly from previous emails/blogs has prompted some > people to assume I may have started the surveys/polls. This is exactly > how a hoaxer would want you to feel. > > The only thing we can be sure of is that some people have a lot of time > for these games.
I am glad that you have this ability to distinguish between truthful and fake documents. That is exactly what is expected from a programmer. There are indications that you should also think of, and indication is that FSFE did receive copy of those documents, including the President, and there is no public trace that I know that they responded to those documents. That is in my opinion not logical. If document is fake or not genuine, FSFE shall tell you straight, at least to you. That is most logical expected action. When this does not take place, it is contradictory, and it has to be investigated further until truth is found. Jean _______________________________________________ Discussion mailing list [email protected] https://lists.fsfellowship.eu/mailman/listinfo/discussion
